Lot 487 · Post War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon)
Falling 2
Sam Taylor-wood · colour coupler print
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $39,891–$59,837
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War & Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon), London · 1 July 2008
- Dimensions
- 59 1/8 x 59 1/8in. (150 x 150cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5440625
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sam Taylor-wood, Falling 2. Christie's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 487. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440625.
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Sam Taylor-wood, Falling 2. Christie's, 1 Jul 2008, lot 487. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5440625.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Slicer | Mona Hatoum | £50,000–£70,000 | |
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| Ash Head | Zhang Huan | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Opium | Damien Hirst | £90,000–£120,000 | |
| Latitudinally Dependent | Marc Quinn | £80,000–£120,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Taylor-wood | Escape Artist In Levis | $36,745 | Sotheby's, Feb 2009 | |
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| Sam Taylor-wood | philip seymour-hoffman | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
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