Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗The Living Series: More people will be building..., 1989
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Bonhams · Apr 8, 2026$108,450 ≈ £80,500 ≈ €92,645Sign up free to see price
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Survival: Hide under water…
Jenny Holzer (American, b. 1950) · 1989
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £120,337 – £160,449) (≈ €138,020 – €184,026)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Indian Red granite bench”
- Edition
- 1/2
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- 17 x 42 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (43.2 x 107.3 x 47 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010923)
- Date
- November 15, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 363
- Estimate
- $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £120,337 – £160,449) (≈ €138,020 – €184,026)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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