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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,859–$6,479
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12161, London · 19 September 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4105073
- Record
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Wang Guangyi, Great Criticism: WTO. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2012, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4105073.
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Wang Guangyi, Great Criticism: WTO. Sotheby's, 19 Sep 2012, lot 166. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4105073.
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From the same sale L12161 · Sep 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kai (H. 45) | Lucian Freud | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Pyronin Y | Damien Hirst | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Little Girl with Balloons | Liu Ye | £3,000–£4,000 | |
| The Waves I: Ahab | Frank Stella | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Virgin and Child with a Pear (B. 41; M., Holl. 33) | Albrecht Dürer | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus (B. 59; Holl. 80; D. 7) | Lucas Cranach The Elder | £1,200–£1,800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Guangyi | Face Of The Believer | $4,688 est. | Dane Fine Art, Nov 2021 | |
| Wang Guangyi | Face of the Believer | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism Series: WTO | Sotheby's, Apr 2012 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Pepsi and Coca-Cola (Red), from: The Great Criticism series | Christie's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | the belief ii and iii; the belief girl 2, 4, 5 and 6 | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | 王廣義 Coca Cola 可樂 | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Coca Cola (Red) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2015 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Faces of the Believers | Christie's, Mar 2022 |
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.