Lot 1162 · The Francis Crick 'Secret of Life' Letter: A remarkable letter to his son, revealing one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century
Demo I
I Made Djirna · mixed media on canvas
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- Estimate
- HK$40,000–HK$60,000 hammer ≈ $5,161–$7,741
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — The Francis Crick 'Secret of Life' Letter: A remarkable letter to his son, revealing one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century, New York · 2 December 2008
- Dimensions
- 55 x 96 in. (140 x 245 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5042293
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5042293 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5042293
I Made Djirna, Demo I. Christie's, 2 Dec 2008, lot 1162. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5042293.
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| I Made Djirna | Untitled | $19,224 | Christie's, May 2008 | |
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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.