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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $20,151–$26,869
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day, London · 29 June 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4492858
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Francis Alys, Barra de Santander Guanajuato. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2016, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492858.
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Francis Alys, Barra de Santander Guanajuato. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2016, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492858.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day · Jun 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figur Herodias | Horst Antes | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sylvie | Wim Delvoye | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| All that Falls | Rosemarie Trockel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Clessidra, Cerniera e Viceversa | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Untitled (Hands) | Bruce Nauman | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Raum Nr. 2 | Matthias Weischer | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Alys | vue nocturne de mexico | $42,495 | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | |
| Francis Alys | Song for Lupita | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Francis Alys | Untitled | Christie's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Francis Alys | The Prisoner | Christie's, May 2019 | ||
| Francis Alys | El paìs del perro (The Country of the Dog) | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Francis Alys | Fairy Tales 1988 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Francis Alys | Untitled (Before the Prophet) | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Francis Alys | Placebo | Christie's, May 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.