Lot 234 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
The Art of Being Happy (1-55) Reading and Outsourcing the Art of Being Happy Arthur Schopenhauer Lebensregel Nr. 1-50
Jorinde Voigt · fifty-five elements--ink, graphite and gold leaf
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 1 March 2018
- Dimensions
- each: 23 x 16 ½ in. (58 x 42 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3848211
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jorinde Voigt, The Art of Being Happy (1-55) Reading and Outsourcing the Art of Being Happy Arthur Schopenhauer Lebensregel Nr. 1-50. Christie's, 1 Mar 2018, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848211.
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Jorinde Voigt, The Art of Being Happy (1-55) Reading and Outsourcing the Art of Being Happy Arthur Schopenhauer Lebensregel Nr. 1-50. Christie's, 1 Mar 2018, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848211.
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