Lot 38 · The Astute Eye: Contemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online
Matter into Light: Energy is Neither Created nor Destroyed in the Universe 2011
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $11,437–$17,156
- Result
- upcoming — 9 November 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Astute Eye: Contemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online, London, New Bond Street · 9 November 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-521408
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-521408 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-521408
Marc Quinn, Matter into Light: Energy is Neither Created nor Destroyed in the Universe 2011. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2022, lot 38. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-521408.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
70% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 69%, 65% sold.
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Marc Quinn, Matter into Light: Energy is Neither Created nor Destroyed in the Universe 2011. Bonhams, 9 Nov 2022, lot 38. estimate £10,000–£15,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-521408.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yet Another Meaningless Charity Doodle 2014 | Grayson Perry | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Chair1983-1990 | Kenneth Armitage | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled #15 1969 | Julian Stanczak | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Défi à Newton 2004 | Arman | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| African Spoons 1999 | Arman | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Sphinx (Silver Leaf)2012 | Marc Quinn | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Quinn | No Visible Means of Escape (staggered) (from the Artist's Bo | $15,240 | Rago, Jul 2025 | |
| Marc Quinn | Young Dancer (Aged 14) | Heritage Auctions, May 2023 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Winter Garden | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Spherical Morphology | Christie's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Under the Volcano (Manchena Galapagos) | Phillips, Oct 2020 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Prismatic Labyrinth | Bonhams, May 2019 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Winter Garden, 2004 | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Marc Quinn | Caryatid 2008 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
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.