Lot 202 · Post-War & Contemporary Art
A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon)
Dennis Oppenheim · enamel, metallic paint and graphite on paper, in two parts
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,947–$5,526
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 14 September 2011
- Dimensions
- 76½ x 100¼in. (194.5 x 254.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4715068
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dennis Oppenheim, A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon). Christie's, 14 Sep 2011, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4715068.
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Dennis Oppenheim, A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon). Christie's, 14 Sep 2011, lot 202. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4715068.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Sep 2011
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Object) | Manfred Pernice | £1,500–£2,500 | |
| Head of a Horse | Lucian Freud | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Untitled | Bridget Riley | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Untitled | Bridget Riley | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Untitled (to Marianne II) | Dan Flavin | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Le Drapeau Noir (The Black Flag) | Marcel Broodthaers | £15,000–£20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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