Lot 102 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Solar Catastrophe
Allora & Calzadilla · broken solar cells on canvas
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $54,410–$90,684
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 15 June 2004
- Dimensions
- 95 5/8 x 71 5/8in. (243 x 182cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4546135
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Allora & Calzadilla, Solar Catastrophe. Christie's, 15 Jun 2004, lot 102. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4546135.
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Allora & Calzadilla, Solar Catastrophe. Christie's, 15 Jun 2004, lot 102. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4546135.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.