Lot 17 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Achrome
Piero Manzoni · kaolin on pleated canvas
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- Estimate
- £1,800,000–£2,500,000 hammer ≈ $2,829,845–$3,930,341
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 14 February 2012
- Dimensions
- 27 5/8 x 39 3/8in. (70 x 100cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617826
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4617826 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4617826
Piero Manzoni, Achrome. Christie's, 14 Feb 2012, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617826.
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Piero Manzoni, Achrome. Christie's, 14 Feb 2012, lot 17. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617826.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction · Feb 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drama | Allen Jones | £120,000–£170,000 | |
| Dollar Sign | Andy Warhol | £180,000–£250,000 | |
| Flowerball Pink | Takashi Murakami | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Abstraktes Bild | Gerhard Richter | £400,000–£600,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | £2,500,000–£3,500,000 | |
| Bloody Life No. 13 | Gilbert & George | £700,000–£1,000,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piero Manzoni | Achrome | $4,033,685 | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | |
| Piero Manzoni | piero manzoni | achrome | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Gerhard Richter | Abstraktes Bild | Sotheby's, May 2024 | ||
| Lucio Fontana | Concetto spaziale, Attese | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Piero Manzoni | achrome | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Self-Portrait | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Nine Multicoloured Marilyns (Reversal Series) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | The Shadow | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 |
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.