Lot 3 · Post-War & Contemporary Art
Cinquemila due Quadretti in più per l'Equilibrio in 61 x 61 + 49 x 49 (Five thousand two hundred more squares for the balance)
Alighiero Boetti · graphite and paper collage on graph paper
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $29,260–$43,891
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 4 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 18¾ x 26in. (47.6 x 66cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4984160
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alighiero Boetti, Cinquemila due Quadretti in più per l'Equilibrio in 61 x 61 + 49 x 49 (Five thousand two hundred more squares for the balance). Christie's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4984160.
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Alighiero Boetti, Cinquemila due Quadretti in più per l'Equilibrio in 61 x 61 + 49 x 49 (Five thousand two hundred more squares for the balance). Christie's, 4 Dec 2008, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4984160.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Dec 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Michel Majerus | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled | Michel Majerus | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled (Two Blue Rectangular Pieces in a Room) | Fred Sandback | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Untitled (One Yellow Rectangular Piece in a Room) | Fred Sandback | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A Diagonal Line and a 90° within Three Rectangles | Robert Mangold | £3,500–£4,500 | |
| Mono Lake Site Mono Lake Non Site | Robert Smithson | £15,000–£20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alighiero Boetti | Calendario | $32,305 | Christie's, May 2023 | |
| Alighiero Boetti | Piegare e spiegare | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Cieli ad alta quota (per mia figlia Agathe, da suo padre) | Phillips, Jul 2023 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | L'energia iniziale | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | cinque x cinque venticinque | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Dalla sfera al cubo | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Inaspettatamente 1987 ricamo cm 17x17,5 firmato e datato sul | Casa d'aste Boetto, Oct 2020 | ||
| Alighiero Boetti | Nove quadrati | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 |
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