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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,675–$31,566
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 14 October 2011
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4039057
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Guangyi, Beuys. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2011, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4039057.
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Wang Guangyi, Beuys. Sotheby's, 14 Oct 2011, lot 255. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4039057.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2011
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Sea, Isle of Man I | Hiroshi Sugimoto | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Wwf | Inka Essenhigh | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Wavy Vertical Brushstrokes | Sol Lewitt | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Untitled (All you need is dynamite) | Rirkrit Tiravanija | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Self portrait II | Leon Kossoff | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Harmony | Anselm Reyle | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Guangyi | wang guangyi 王廣義 | materialist 唯物主義者 | $25,804 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | |
| Wang Guangyi | Wang Guangyi | Christie's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Visa | Phillips, Jul 2024 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism- MTV | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2017 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism (Two Works) | 大批判（兩幅作品） | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | the belief (two works) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | great criticism series (sotheby's) | Sotheby's, Jan 2017 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism Series (Two Works) | Bonhams, May 2024 |
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.