Lot 205 · Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Death Playing Checkers
Nicole Eisenman · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $130,505–$195,758
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 5 October 2018
- Dimensions
- 58 x 72 1/8in. (147.2 x 183.2cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3795307
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nicole Eisenman, Death Playing Checkers. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795307.
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Nicole Eisenman, Death Playing Checkers. Christie's, 5 Oct 2018, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3795307.
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From the same sale Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Ellen Gallagher | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Composition (Peinture) | Nicolas De Staël | £450,000–£650,000 | |
| 28.Ix.2007 | Georg Baselitz | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Monocromo Blu (Monochrome Blue) | Mario Schifano | £200,000–£300,000 | |
| Untitled | Afro | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Untitled (SF61-122) | Sam Francis | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Eisenman | Beer Garden with Big Hand | $250,148 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Nicole Eisenman | Hunnenschlacht | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | Beasley Street | Christie's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | Maquette: Sketch for a Fountain (Reclining Figure) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | 4:20 | Phillips, Jul 2020 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | Support Systems for Women, No. 1 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | Duck Hunters | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Nicole Eisenman | Death Waits Impatiently Co-Starring Clive Banks | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 |
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.