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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $390,039–$546,054
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12022, London · 26 June 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4100708
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Damien Hirst, I'm Only Sleeping. Sotheby's, 26 Jun 2012, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100708.
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Damien Hirst, I'm Only Sleeping. Sotheby's, 26 Jun 2012, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4100708.
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From the same sale L12022 · Jun 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concetto Spaziale, Attese | Lucio Fontana | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Untitled (Young Mao) | Anselm Kiefer | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Head | — | £1,000,000–£1,800,000 | |
| Saxaphone | Jean-Michel Basquiat | £2,000,000–£3,000,000 | |
| Interior Grosvenor Square | Howard Hodgkin | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Lifesaver Manhole | Allora & Calzadilla | £60,000–£80,000 |
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| Damien Hirst | Can't Buy Me Love | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Untitled (Chris) | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Beautiful Dance with the Devil Painting | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
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