Lot 59 · Post-War & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Gebetbuch Maximilian
Sigmar Polke · oil and dispersion canvas
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- Estimate
- £90,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $163,940–$218,587
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — POST-WAR & CONTEMPORARY ART (EVENING SALE), London · 23 June 2005
- Dimensions
- 74¾ x 78¾in. (189.9 x 200cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5794845
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Sigmar Polke, Gebetbuch Maximilian. Christie's, 23 Jun 2005, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5794845.
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Sigmar Polke, Gebetbuch Maximilian. Christie's, 23 Jun 2005, lot 59. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5794845.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale) · Jun 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Nuda | Michelangelo Pistoletto | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Achrome | Piero Manzoni | £225,000–£300,000 | |
| T 1947-14 | Hans Hartung | £125,000–£175,000 | |
| Saucey # 2 | Mel Ramos | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Untitled (Table) | Rachel Whiteread | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| The Broken Mirror | Marlene Dumas | £80,000–£120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigmar Polke | Untitled | $252,000 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
| Sigmar Polke | N.D.R. vorher/nachher | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, May 2017 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Ohne Titel (Untitled) | Sotheby's, Feb 2007 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | l'enfant à la colombe | Phillips, Jun 2017 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Panorama - Lukrativer Handel Mit Der Luft | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Sigmar Polke | Schüttbild blau/grün | Sotheby's, Oct 2014 |
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.