Lot 370 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Awake
Peter Halley · Day-Glo acrylic, metallic acrylic, acrylic and Roll-A-Tex on two attached canvases
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $39,207–$54,890
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 15 February 2012
- Dimensions
- 72 x 72in. (183 x 183cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617755
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peter Halley, Awake. Christie's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 370. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617755.
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Peter Halley, Awake. Christie's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 370. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617755.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Girl and Piggy | Liu Ye | £100,000–£150,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Halley | Blue Cell | $60,097 | Phillips, Dec 2025 | |
| Peter Halley | Blue Prison | Sotheby's, May 2025 | ||
| Peter Halley | Direct Contact 2009 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Peter Halley | Black Prison Above Yellow Prison | Sotheby's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Peter Halley | Orange Prison | Phillips, Sep 2019 | ||
| Peter Halley | Black Prison | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Peter Halley | Direction No. 7 | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
| Peter Halley | Exception | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 |
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