Lot 278 · Art d'après-guerre et contemporain, vente du jour
I want to kill the universe
Peter Saul · huile, crayons de couleur et crayon gras sur papier
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- Estimate
- €6,000–€8,000 hammer ≈ $6,754–$9,006
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art d'après-guerre et contemporain, vente du jour, Paris · 5 June 2019
- Dimensions
- 117 x 76 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3718711
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Saul, I want to kill the universe. Christie's, 5 Jun 2019, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3718711.
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Peter Saul, I want to kill the universe. Christie's, 5 Jun 2019, lot 278. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3718711.
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From the same sale Art d'après-guerre et contemporain, vente du jour · Jun 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abc | Tacita Dean | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Me and you | Paul Thek | €25,000–€35,000 | |
| Boy Flipping | Paul Thek | €25,000–€35,000 | |
| This won't take a minute | Paul Thek | €25,000–€35,000 | |
| Two men throwing words at each other | Paul Thek | €25,000–€35,000 | |
| Ib #Iv | Markus Raetz | €25,000–€35,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Saul | Trying to Kiss My Ass, You Must Die | $32,500 | Phillips, Feb 2017 | |
| Peter Saul | Four Dogs and a Sport Car | Phillips, Dec 2020 | ||
| Peter Saul | Frensh Arrt (Jackie Kennedy) | Phillips, Oct 2017 | ||
| Peter Saul | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2013 | ||
| Peter Saul | Sex 1964 | Bonhams, Jun 2024 | ||
| Peter Saul | White Sex | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Peter Saul | Untitled (Convertible) | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Peter Saul | American Soldier Returns to his Wife | Wright, Sep 2014 |
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.