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Auction result
Study for single file
Michael Craig-Martin (Irish, b. 1941) · 1982
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate £4,000 – £6,000 (≈ $5,548 – $8,321) (≈ €4,605 – €6,908)
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
- Mixed media · Works on paper all mixed media results →As published: “hand applied black crepe tape on clear acetate laid over collaged card on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Michael Craig Martin 1982' lower right; titled 'Study for single file' lower left
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 58.8 x 45.5 cm (23 1/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Wired: Online Auction (UK090321)
- Date
- April 22, 2021
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 90
- Estimate
- £4,000 – £6,000 (≈ $5,548 – $8,321) (≈ €4,605 – €6,908)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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