Lot 132 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Human 38 Cells
Paul Neagu · oil, coloured pencil and ink on canvas
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,787–$7,979
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 24 September 2013
- Dimensions
- 15 x 8in. (38 x 20cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4375611
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Neagu, Human 38 Cells. Christie's, 24 Sep 2013, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375611.
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Paul Neagu, Human 38 Cells. Christie's, 24 Sep 2013, lot 132. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4375611.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art · Sep 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inserções em Circuitos Ideológicos (Insertions into Ideological Circuits) | Cildo Meireles | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Girl at the window, 2006 | Susanne Kühn | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (Breast) | Amy Sillman | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Untitled | Louise Bourgeois | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled (Tree) | Amy Sillman | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Untitled (Mother gave another 50) | Amy Sillman | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Neagu | Skull Hyphen | $5,111 | Lyon & Turnbull, Apr 2023 | |
| Paul Neagu | Ongoing Hyphen, 1992 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2022 | ||
| Paul Neagu | Kaus Rinke Hand (41 Cells) - 1971 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2025 | ||
| John Bellany Cbe Ra Hrsa Lld | Plumage - Portrait of a woman with red hair | Bonhams, May 2025 | ||
| Paul Neagu | Concept, Collector, Connexion, with 39 Cells 1971 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| John Bellany Cbe Ra Hrsa Lld | Harmonious 91 x 91.5 cm. (35 13/16 x 36 in.) unframed | Bonhams, Oct 2021 | ||
| Paul Neagu | Hyphen & Nose | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Johnstone Obe | Composition | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 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.