Lot 220 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction
Color of God
Farhad Moshiri · hand embroidered beads and acrylic on canvas laid down on board
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- Estimate
- £40,000–£60,000 hammer ≈ $65,328–$97,992
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 20 May 1998
- Dimensions
- 67¼ x 59in. (171 x 150cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4687192
- Record
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Farhad Moshiri, Color of God. Christie's, 20 May 1998, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4687192.
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Farhad Moshiri, Color of God. Christie's, 20 May 1998, lot 220. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4687192.
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| Mask Series No. 26 | Zeng Fanzhi | £100,000–£150,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farhad Moshiri | you are my white dream, my love and my hope | $105,679 | Sotheby's, Apr 2019 | |
| Farhad Moshiri | Headaches for Everyone | Sotheby's, Oct 2017 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Untitled | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Space Station | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Small Terracotta Jar | Christie's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | I Got Sunshine | Sotheby's, Apr 2015 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | 842L1 | Bonhams, Apr 2017 | ||
| Farhad Moshiri | Untitled (From the Jar Series) | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 |
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.