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IT WAS IT by Joseph Kosuth, 1986, mounted photograph with neon and transformer, offered Mar 2023Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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IT WAS IT

Joseph Kosuth (American, b. 1945) · 1986

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate £50,000 – £70,000 (≈ $59,950 – $83,930) (≈ €56,477 – €79,067)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Photograph · Photography all photograph results →
As published: “mounted photograph with neon and transformer”
Signed / inscribed
Signed by the artist and executed in 1986
Category
Photographs
Dimensions
overall 144 x 319 cm (56 3/4 x 125 5/8 in.) certificate 12.2 x 26.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010223)
Date
March 3, 2023
Location
London, United Kingdom
Lot
157
Estimate
£50,000 – £70,000 (≈ $59,950 – $83,930) (≈ €56,477 – €79,067)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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