Thumbnail shown for reference only. Phillips holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗

Auction result

The Shirt

Michaël Borremans (Belgian, b. 1962) · 2002

£173,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ $220,004≈ €196,239

Sign up free to see all prices

You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.

Sign up free Sign in

Get alerts when Michaël Borremans sells at auction

Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed, titled and dated 'MICHAËL M.C.G. BORREMANS "The Shirt" 2002' on the reverse
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
42 x 50 cm (16 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010616)
Date
October 5, 2016
Location
London
Lot
2
Estimate
£150,000 – £250,000 (≈ $190,755 – $317,925) (≈ €170,150 – €283,583)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

View this lot on Phillips ↗

Own a work by Michaël Borremans? Get a free auction estimate →

What is a Michaël Borremans worth? Price guide → · How to sell Michaël Borremans

Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.

Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2016 and 2020 · sold 2

  1. The Shirt, Phillips 2016

    Oct 5, 2016 · Phillips this result

    20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, lot 2

    Sold £173,000Sign up to see · est. £150,000 – £250,000

    As catalogued

    Michaël Borremans, “The Shirt”, 2002

    oil on canvas

    42 x 50 cm (16 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)

  2. The Shirt, Phillips 2020

    Feb 14, 2020 · Phillips

    20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, lot 164

    Sold £187,500 +8%Sign up to see · est. £150,000 – £250,000

    As catalogued

    Michaël Borremans, “The Shirt”, 2002

    oil on canvas

    42 x 50 cm (16 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 92%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

Similar size by this artist

Works by Michaël Borremans with a longest side of about 50 cm (19.7 in) (±20 %).

All Michaël Borremans results of this size →

More results for Michaël Borremans

All results for Michaël Borremans →

Also in this sale

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Phillips · Oct 5, 2016

All Phillips results →

Similar works

Oil results by other artists in a similar price range.