Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Shadow lamp, 2005
Acrylic · ed. 4/14
Phillips · Apr 16, 2026£19,350 ≈ $26,208 ≈ €22,244Sign up free to see price
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Shadow Lamp
Ólafur Elíasson (Danish, b. 1967) · 2005
$20,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £15,020≈ €17,565
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “translucent acrylic glass, stainless steel, halogen bulb, motor and tripod”
- Edition
- 5/14
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed by the artist
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 77 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 29 in. (196.9 x 80 x 73.7 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010119)
- Date
- February 27, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 93
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £15,020 – £22,529) (≈ €17,565 – €26,348)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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