Lot 31 · First Open Post-War Contemporary Art
Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War Contemporary Art, New York · 7 March 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611678
- Record
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Martin Creed, Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space. Christie's, 7 Mar 2012, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611678.
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Martin Creed, Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space. Christie's, 7 Mar 2012, lot 31. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611678.
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From the same sale First Open Post-War Contemporary Art · Mar 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Didier Vermeiren (b. 1951) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled | Leon Golub | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Mamy Poko Pants Diapers | Danh Vo | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Happy | Alexander Calder | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Eclat | Alexander Calder | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled (Photogram # 2) | Fred Tomaselli | $20,000–$30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Warhol | Marilyn (F. & S. 27) | $158,318 | Phillips, Jun 2023 | |
| Martin Creed | Work NO.200: Half the air in a given space | Sotheby's, Nov 2016 | ||
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| Damien Hirst | Beautiful, It's a Beautiful World Made More Beautiful with Y | Phillips, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sam Francis | Untitled | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger (F & S. 139) | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Mick Jagger, from Mick Jagger Portfolio, 1975 | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Keith Haring | Retrospect, 1989 | Ketterer Kunst, Jun 2026 |
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.