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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,817–$6,422
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 16 October 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3956315
- Record
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Christian Ward, mist amongst the rocks and an uncertain light. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2010, lot 319. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3956315.
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Christian Ward, mist amongst the rocks and an uncertain light. Sotheby's, 16 Oct 2010, lot 319. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3956315.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Oct 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | Andy Warhol | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Master Blaster | Jim Lambie | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Sol Lewitt | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Velocity | John Mccracken | £45,000–£65,000 | |
| Piotr Reading | Elizabeth Peyton | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Four Figures | Lucian Freud | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Ward | Black Sun | $7,922 | Phillips, Dec 2015 | |
| Christian Ward | Big Tomb in a Small Cave | Sotheby's, Jul 2008 | ||
| Damien Hirst | The Empresses (H10) | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Ladies and Gentlemen: one plate (F. & S. 134) | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Christian Ward | Cloud Sucking in Light | Sotheby's, Feb 2011 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Cosmic Girl (Eyes Opened); Cosmic Girl (Eyes Closed) | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Spin Painting (Butterfly) | SBI Art Auction, May 2023 | ||
| Christian Ward | (i) two studies (a rainbow river), (ii) two studies (floatin | Sotheby's, Dec 2007 |
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.