Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗The Hut Series, 2012
Photograph · Other support · ed. AP
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2025€46,620 ≈ $54,396 ≈ £40,866Sign up free to see price
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Parabolic thinking
Ólafur Elíasson (Danish, b. 1967) · 2010
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “stainless steel, concave mirror and glass eye”
- Edition
- 12/24
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed by the artist
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 33 x 33 x 15 cm (12 7/8 x 12 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010719)
- Date
- October 3, 2019
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 172
- Estimate
- £8,000 – £12,000 (≈ $9,867 – $14,801) (≈ €9,010 – €13,515)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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Phillips · Apr 16, 2026£19,350 ≈ $26,208 ≈ €22,244Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Your orbit stabiliser, 2015
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Your absolute 7 degrees, 2004
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