Lot 40 · Post-War & Contemporary Art
The Magnifying Monkey's Glass
Lynette Yiadom-boakye · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 28 September 2017
- Dimensions
- 63 1/8 x 78 ¾ in. (160.3 x 200 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3894784
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lynette Yiadom-boakye, The Magnifying Monkey's Glass. Christie's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3894784.
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Lynette Yiadom-boakye, The Magnifying Monkey's Glass. Christie's, 28 Sep 2017, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3894784.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Sep 2017
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Olafur Eliasson (B. 1967) and Elias Hjörleifsson (1945-2001) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Untitled | Willem De Kooning | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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| Sweet Chocolate Nation | Jason Rhoades | $500,000–$700,000 |
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