Lot 820 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
To Speak Ill of the Living
Lynette Yiadom-boakye · oil on canvas
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, New York · 14 November 2019
- Dimensions
- 15 ¾ x 13 ¾ in. (40 x 34.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3676238
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3676238 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3676238
Lynette Yiadom-boakye, To Speak Ill of the Living. Christie's, 14 Nov 2019, lot 820. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3676238.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3676238.
Lynette Yiadom-boakye, To Speak Ill of the Living. Christie's, 14 Nov 2019, lot 820. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3676238.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session · Nov 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Anthony Rianda (b. 1985) | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| A Large Dog | Ed Ruscha | $350,000–$550,000 | |
| Room | Ed Ruscha | $350,000–$550,000 | |
| Pas de Trois | Julie Curtiss | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled (Ultra Deep Fried 12) | Harold Ancart | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Curlew | $167,700 | Phillips, Nov 2025 | |
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Statistic | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | A Political Shirt | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Old Rope | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Radiowave | Phillips, Dec 2023 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | No Affiliation with Coyotes | Christie's, May 2017 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Chord | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Lynette Yiadom-boakye | Bound Over To Keep The Faith | Christie's, Oct 2016 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.