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Phantom O. Paranoia
Helmut Middendorf (German, b. 1953) · 1985
$21,590 price realized incl. premium
≈ £16,113≈ €18,609
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas, in artist's frame”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled, inscribed and dated "1985 Middendorf "Phantom O. Paranoia" Berlin" on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 77 x 108 5/8 in. (195.6 x 275.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art (NY011225)
- Date
- July 16, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 51
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £11,195 – £14,926) (≈ €12,929 – €17,238)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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