Lot 305 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Untitled (Black Books)
Rachel Whiteread · black pigmented plastic and steel
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $78,745–$104,993
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 7 March 2019
- Dimensions
- 11 7/8 x 40 1/8 x 9 ¼in. (30.2 x 101.9 x 23.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3748042
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rachel Whiteread, Untitled (Black Books). Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748042.
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Rachel Whiteread, Untitled (Black Books). Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748042.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. James II | Hurvin Anderson | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Noah | Henry Taylor | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Harold Ancart | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Untitled (Diptych) | Sarah Crowner | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Desperate Measures | Peter Halley | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Quartet B (Okemos Drawings) | Julie Mehretu | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Whiteread | Wait | $121,601 | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | |
| Rachel Whiteread | untitled (shelf) | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | In Out - IX | Sotheby's, Oct 2008 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled (Rubber Plinth, Translucent) | Christie's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | circa 1860 (II) | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | Untitled (Three Shelves) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Rachel Whiteread | In Out-XI | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 |
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.