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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,799–$4,199
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Made in Britain, London · 20 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4641801
- Record
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Julian Opie, rain voices surf (c. 17). Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 246. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641801.
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Julian Opie, rain voices surf (c. 17). Sotheby's, 20 Mar 2018, lot 246. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4641801.
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From the same sale Made in Britain · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| lake emerald, canada | Winston Churchill | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| voice footsteps telephone (c. 18) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| agecroft power station, salford, 1983 | John Davies | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| valium | Damien Hirst | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| for dolls that do dishes, 2004 | Bob Carlos Clarke | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| truck birds wind (c. 20) | Julian Opie | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie | Woman Taking Off a Man's Shirt | $2,934 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Julian Opie | Apartment 9 | Dane Fine Art, May 2023 | ||
| Julian Opie | Ruth with cigarette 2 | Dane Fine Art, Jul 2023 | ||
| Julian Opie | Ruth with cigarette 1 | Dane Fine Art, Feb 2023 | ||
| Julian Opie | Apartment 5 | Dane Fine Art, Nov 2023 | ||
| Julian Opie | Julian (C. 258) | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | View from my Bedroom Window | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Julian Opie | We Swam Amongst the Fishes (C. 45) | Phillips, Jun 2025 |
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