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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $30,595–$45,892
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 11 February 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4331835
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4331835 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4331835
Joseph Kosuth, titled (art as idea as idea) [statement]. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331835.
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Joseph Kosuth, titled (art as idea as idea) [statement]. Sotheby's, 11 Feb 2015, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4331835.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeping Hydrant | Mark Handforth | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| One Life One Love One God | Adel Abdessemed | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Harsh Way of Life | Seth Price | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Flowers | Donald Baechler | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Seated Male | Andy Warhol | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| New God's Funeral | Adrian Ghenie | £50,000–£70,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Kosuth | 'A Leaning Glass - Seven Feet' | $42,757 | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | |
| Joseph Kosuth | 'Titled (Art as Idea as Idea) [Vision]' | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | ‘titled (a.a.i.a.i)’ [meaning] (eng. spa.) | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | 'P.6.#9' [Red] | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | Joseph Kosuth | One and Three Translations | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | 'Essential C.S. #6' | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ideo] | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Joseph Kosuth | No Number #001 (Cobalt Blue), 1989 | Bonhams, Nov 2017 |
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.