Lot 39 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
7 Bougies - les ombres
Christian Boltanski · oxidized copper, wire, tin, clay, aluminium, candles and wax in seven parts
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- Estimate
- €15,000–€20,000 hammer ≈ $18,720–$24,960
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, Amsterdam · 5 November 2014
- Dimensions
- 30 x 31 x 4 cm. (each)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4228483
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christian Boltanski, 7 Bougies - les ombres. Christie's, 5 Nov 2014, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4228483.
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Christian Boltanski, 7 Bougies - les ombres. Christie's, 5 Nov 2014, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4228483.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittura | Antonio Calderara | €8,000–€12,000 | |
| Phyllis (From the Nude series) | Karel Appel | €80,000–€120,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| Untitled | Heinz Mack | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | €20,000–€30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Boltanski | Christian Boltanski: Jewish School, Große Hamburger Straße, | $40,991 est. | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | |
| Christian Boltanski | Monument | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | les bougies (12)("shadows" from the lesson of darkness) | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Tiroir | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Lycée Chases | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Conversation Piece | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | les habits de françois c. (24 parts) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 |
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.