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Lot 411 · Contemporary Art Day Auction

Idol Thief II

Subodh Gupta

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Estimate
£50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $67,416–$94,383
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 2 July 2015
Record ID
TB-2026-4380176
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Subodh Gupta, Idol Thief II. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2015, lot 411. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4380176.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2015

LotArtistEstimateResult
Cypress Hill Hurvin Anderson £40,000–£60,000
Rückenkratzen Arnulf Rainer £30,000–£40,000
Unknowns Elizabeth Magill £3,500–£4,500
Construct II Anthony Gormley £150,000–£200,000
Small Hem 2 Anthony Gormley £100,000–£150,000
Abstraktes Bild Gerhard Richter £200,000–£300,000

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Subodh Gupta Untitled No. 1 Phillips, Feb 2014
Subodh Gupta Untitled, 2007 Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2021
Subodh Gupta Gauri #1 Sotheby's, Oct 2021

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