Lot 143 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Madonna Laughing and Holding Her Breasts
Bettina Rheims · colour coupler print
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $15,564–$23,345
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 9 April 2003
- Dimensions
- 47¼ x 47¼in. (120 x 120cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4532816
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bettina Rheims, Madonna Laughing and Holding Her Breasts. Christie's, 9 Apr 2003, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4532816.
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Bettina Rheims, Madonna Laughing and Holding Her Breasts. Christie's, 9 Apr 2003, lot 143. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4532816.
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| A Pair of Diamond Pendant Ear Clips | A PAIR OF DIAMOND PENDANT EAR CLIPS | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| A Diamond Bracelet | Diamond Bracelet | £1,800–£2,500 | |
| A Diamond Line Bracelet | Diamond Line Bracelet | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| A Diamond Two-Stone Ring | Diamond Two-stone Ring | £5,000–£6,000 | |
| A Diamond Necklace | Diamond Necklace | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| A Russian Gold Chain | A RUSSIAN GOLD CHAIN | £1,500–£2,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina Rheims | bettina rheims | sharon stone iv, los angeles, july 1991 | $19,305 | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | |
| Bettina Rheims | karen elson nue couronnée de fleurs, octobre 2000, paris | Sotheby's, Nov 2011 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | Selected nudes | Phillips, Apr 2016 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | Madonna showing her Blue Underpants, New York, September | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | South Bay Drive-in | Phillips, Jul 2021 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | Momento Mori - Juan, 1997, Majorque (from the I.N.R.I series | Sotheby's, Mar 2015 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | elizabeth berkley stuck in bamboo bushes, los angeles | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | 21 Avril, Paris, 1991 | Christie's, May 2008 |
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.