Lot 459 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Shadows
Christian Boltanski · oxidised copper, metal brackets and candles
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $20,316–$30,474
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 16 October 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5521306
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Christian Boltanski, Shadows. Christie's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 459. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5521306.
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Christian Boltanski, Shadows. Christie's, 16 Oct 2007, lot 459. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5521306.
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|---|---|---|---|
| I am an American | Zhao Gang | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Personaggio | Enrico Baj | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Studio per ne songe plus á fuir | Matta | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Unfinished Painting #4 | Mel Ramos | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| Perdere la bussola | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| I vedenti | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Boltanski | Christian Boltanski: Jewish School, Große Hamburger Straße, | $40,991 est. | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | |
| Christian Boltanski | Monument | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | les bougies (12)("shadows" from the lesson of darkness) | Sotheby's, Jun 2013 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Shadows from the Lessons of Darkness | Phillips, Jun 2019 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Lycée Chases | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | les habits de françois c. (24 parts) | Sotheby's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Tiroir | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Christian Boltanski | Conversation Piece | Sotheby's, Apr 2021 |
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.