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Purple Truisms Survival
Jenny Holzer (American, b. 1950) · 2006
$5,080 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,017≈ €4,749
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Electronic mini LED screen with blue and red (purple) diodes, with text from Selections from Truisms and Survival , contained in the original artist's specified metal frame”
- Edition
- 67/100
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed in black ink · Jenny Holzer signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 4 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (10.2 x 12.4 x 3.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030424)
- Date
- June 27, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 121
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,372 – £3,954) (≈ €2,805 – €4,675)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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