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- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition, New York · 28 February 2018
- Dimensions
- Overall: 16 x 23 x 16 in. (40.6 x 58.4 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3848540
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jenny Holzer, Truisms Footstool. Christie's, 28 Feb 2018, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848540.
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Jenny Holzer, Truisms Footstool. Christie's, 28 Feb 2018, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3848540.
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From the same sale Contemporary Edition · Feb 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Companions | Kiki Smith | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Sueño | Kiki Smith | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| After La Negresse, 1872 | Kehinde Wiley | $800–$1,200 | |
| St. Francis of Adelaide | Kehinde Wiley | $800–$1,200 | |
| The Sisters Zénaïde and Charlotte Bonaparte | Kehinde Wiley | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Bed | Louise Bourgeois | $2,500–$3,500 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Holzer | Untitled (ARNO text) | $40,640 | Rago, Mar 2025 | |
| Jenny Holzer | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2022 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Truisms Footstool: An elite is inevitable... | Phillips, Mar 2026 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Truisms Footstool: An Elite Is Inevitable... 1988 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Someone wants to cut a hole in you... Text: Living (1980-82) | Phillips, Jun 2021 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Selection from Under a Rock | Rago, Mar 2023 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | jenny holzer | the survival series: men don't protect you an | Sotheby's, Aug 2020 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Untitled (With selections from the Living series, Truisms, S | Phillips, Mar 2023 |
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