Sardine Disaster

Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2017 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

1. 

   Feb 28, 2017 · Phillips this result

   New Now, lot 11

   Bought in / unsold · est. $50,000 – $70,000

   As catalogued

   Blair Thurman, “Sardine Disaster”, 2013

   acrylic on canvas on wood

   87 1/4 x 66 x 2 1/4 in. (221.6 x 167.6 x 5.7 cm.)

2. 

   Feb 26, 2025 · Phillips

   Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York, lot 109

   Sold $6,985Sign up to see · est. $4,000 – $6,000

   As catalogued

   Blair Thurman, “Sardine Disaster”, 2013

   acrylic and metallic paint on shaped canvas

   87 x 66 in. (221 x 167.6 cm)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.