Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Artist's Hand, 2017
Sculpture
Phillips · Sep 21, 2026$3,870 ≈ £2,889 ≈ €3,368Sign up free to see price
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The Artist’s Hand
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) · 2017
£4,515 price realized incl. premium
≈ $6,071≈ €5,176
Hammer £3,500 · with buyer’s premium £4,515
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- Medium
- Multiple · Prints & multiples all multiple results →As published: “Cast urethane resin multiple with electroplated rhodium, contained in the original cardboard presentation box”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Multiples & editions
- Dimensions
- 12.1 x 9.6 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Editions: Online Auction (UK030526)
- Date
- January 20, 2026
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 290
- Estimate
- £1,500 – £2,000 (≈ $2,017 – $2,689) (≈ €1,720 – €2,293)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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