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Helen Marten, A face the same colour as your desk, 2012, match, cigarette box, paper, tree leaves, welded radial bent powder, steel, stitched fabric, grinded rebar, plastic string, wood, cardboard, pen, stitched mesh, plastic bags and stress ball, in 2 parts© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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A face the same colour as your desk

Helen Marten (British, b. 1985) · 2012

£20,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ $25,280≈ €22,090

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As published: “match, cigarette box, paper, tree leaves, welded radial bent powder, steel, stitched fabric, grinded rebar, plastic string, wood, cardboard, pen, stitched mesh, plastic bags and stress ball, in 2 parts”
Support
Paper
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
right part 87.9 x 66.3 x 51.5 cm (34 5/8 x 26 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.) left part 59 x 30 x 25 cm (23 1/4 x 11 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now (UK010320)
Date
July 15, 2020
Location
London
Lot
38
Estimate
£8,000 – £10,000 (≈ $10,112 – $12,640) (≈ €8,836 – €11,045)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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