Lot 18 · Post War and Contemporary Art 1990 To Now
Funken 8z
Carsten Nicolai · ink on tracing paper and colour photograph
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,388–$3,980
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art 1990 To Now, London · 20 November 2012
- Dimensions
- 14 3/8 x 11¾in. (36.5 x 29.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4489456
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carsten Nicolai, Funken 8z. Christie's, 20 Nov 2012, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489456.
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Carsten Nicolai, Funken 8z. Christie's, 20 Nov 2012, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4489456.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carsten Nicolai | Modular Shapes I/670 | $3,160 | Phillips, Jul 2020 | |
| Carsten Nicolai | Static 7 | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Damien Hirst | H10-4 Suiko (from The Empresses) | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Carsten Nicolai | funken 1z | Christie's, Nov 2012 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Colour Chart (Glitter) (H3) | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Suiko (from the Empresses series) | Rago, Jun 2023 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Raffles, from Colour Space (H5-5) | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
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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.