Lot 326 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Absurdistan
Peter Halley · Day Glo acrylic, acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on two attached canvases
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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
- 72 x 72in. (182.8 x 182.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3748058
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Halley, Absurdistan. Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748058.
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Peter Halley, Absurdistan. Christie's, 7 Mar 2019, lot 326. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3748058.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Halley | The Turning | $99,573 | Phillips, Oct 2024 | |
| Peter Halley | Vermillion Sands | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Peter Halley | In the Game | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Peter Halley | Green Prison | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Peter Halley | Impulse | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Direct Contact 2009 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Peter Halley | After | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 |
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.