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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 1 March 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4724160
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jenny Holzer, truisms. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2019, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4724160.
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Jenny Holzer, truisms. Sotheby's, 1 Mar 2019, lot 103. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4724160.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "untitled" (when was the last time you laughed?) | Barbara Kruger | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| vampire 83 | Sterling Ruby | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| double jumpers | Richard Hambleton | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| white puppy | Yoshitomo Nara | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| secret | John Mccracken | $70,000–$90,000 | |
| table d'or | Yves Klein | $20,000–$30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Holzer | Selection from Under a Rock | $60,480 | Rago, Mar 2023 | |
| Jenny Holzer | Truisms Footstool: An Elite Is Inevitable... 1988 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Untitled (With selections from the Living series, Truisms, S | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | TOP SECRET, blue | Sotheby's, Dec 2024 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Dec 2022 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | You are caught thinking about killing anyone you want (From | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | Untitled (ARNO text) | Rago, Mar 2025 | ||
| Jenny Holzer | jenny holzer | inflammatory essays, living, survival | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 |
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