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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale, New York · 13 November 2008
- Dimensions
- 24 x 27½ in. (60.9 x 69.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5416435
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Guangyi, Chanel. Christie's, 13 Nov 2008, lot 404. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5416435.
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Wang Guangyi, Chanel. Christie's, 13 Nov 2008, lot 404. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5416435.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale · Nov 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 18, 1986 | On Kawara 27,352 (November 13, 2008) | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Hollywood Mao | Shi Xining (b. 1969) | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled Candle | Robert Gober | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Untitled (Wheelchair) | Mona Hatoum | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Mass II (Pictures of Chocolate) | Vik Muniz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Materialist | Wang Guangyi | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang Guangyi | the believer | $31,855 | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | |
| Wang Guangyi | Visa | Phillips, Jul 2024 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | wang guangyi 王廣義 | materialist 唯物主義者 | Sotheby's, Jul 2020 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism (Two Works) | 大批判(兩幅作品) | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism Series: Microsoft | Sotheby's, Apr 2013 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | VISA Dog | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | Great Criticism Series: Pepsi | Christie's, May 2015 | ||
| Wang Guangyi | the belief (two works) | Sotheby's, Oct 2018 |
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.