Lot 292 · Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Madonna showing her blue underpants
Bettina Rheims · colour coupler print in artist frame
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $18,172–$27,257
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 23 June 2006
- Dimensions
- 42¼ x 42¼in. (120 x 120cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5667170
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bettina Rheims, Madonna showing her blue underpants. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667170.
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Bettina Rheims, Madonna showing her blue underpants. Christie's, 23 Jun 2006, lot 292. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5667170.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Illustrations for Family Album by Mikal Gilmore) | Michaël Borremans | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Riccione Diptych | Massimo Vitali | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| Teneriffa | Andreas Gursky | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Lime-Green Wall | Josef Albers | £50,000–£60,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettina Rheims | bettina rheims | i.n.r.i, 1997 | $20,689 | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | |
| Bettina Rheims | Selected nudes | Phillips, Apr 2016 | ||
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| Bettina Rheims | Madonna Blue Laying on a Blue Bed | Christie's, May 2005 | ||
| Bettina Rheims | Madonna showing her Blue Underpants, New York, September | Phillips, Oct 2019 | ||
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