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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $208,758–$313,137
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 20th Century Italian Art, London · 20 October 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3797033
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Piero Manzoni, achrome. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2008, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3797033.
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Piero Manzoni, achrome. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2008, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3797033.
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From the same sale 20th Century Italian Art · Oct 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paesaggio | — | £300,000–£400,000 | |
| Composizione | Marino Marini | £450,000–£650,000 | |
| Concetto Spaziale | Lucio Fontana | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Il sole ci guarda | Fausto Melotti | £120,000–£160,000 | |
| Il Dolce far Niente | Alighiero Boetti | £70,000–£90,000 | |
| Natura Morta | — | £500,000–£700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piero Manzoni | Achrome | $239,400 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Piero Manzoni | Linea m 6,98 (Line m 6,98) | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | achrome | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | senza titolo | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | Achrom e | Christie's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | piero manzoni | merda d'artista | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | Achrome | Christie's, Feb 2010 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | Merda d'Artista | Sotheby's, May 2013 |
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.