Lot 43 · Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Black Car
Li Songsong · oil on canvas, in two parts
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $373,804–$560,705
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 12 May 2005
- Dimensions
- each: 82 5/8 x 94½in. (210 x 240cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4508488
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4508488 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4508488
Li Songsong, Black Car. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4508488.
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Li Songsong, Black Car. Christie's, 12 May 2005, lot 43. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4508488.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Songsong | China Past (Diptych) | $542,638 | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 | |
| Takashi Murakami | Together with the Flower Parent and Child | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Takashi Murakami | untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2018 | ||
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| Yoshitomo Nara | Yoshitomo Nara 奈良美智 | Strange Girl 奇特的女孩 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Untitled | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
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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.