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Copper Surrogate by Walead Beshty, 2011, copper and painted steel, sold Mar 2025Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Copper Surrogate

Walead Beshty (American, b. 1976) · 2011

£5,080 price realized incl. premium

≈ $6,478≈ €6,136

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Medium
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As published: “copper and painted steel”
Support
Panel
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
71.1 x 117.1 x 135.1 cm (27 7/8 x 46 1/8 x 53 1/4 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, London (UK010825)
Date
March 4, 2025
Location
London
Lot
46
Estimate
£5,000 – £7,000 (≈ $6,376 – $8,926) (≈ €6,040 – €8,455)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Table [Source: wood and glass viewing room table designed by Jacaranda from the private viewing room at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72914 (produced in conjunction with Friedrich Petzel, Andrea Teschke, Samantha Tsao, Jason Murison, Kat Parker, Matthew Wilkin, Seth Kelly, Daniel Finch, Dorian McKaie, Elliot Wright, Brian Wondergem, Nick Bennett, Theodora Gilman, Ko Sadakuni, Andrew Black, Laura Higgins, Marco Palumbo, and Alexis Diop), Copper Surrogate (designed by Jacaranda, 456 West 18th Street, New York, New York, June 26–October 4, 2014), conceived in 2013, produced in 2014, made of polished copper and powder-coated steel with the dimensions 36 x 72 x 1 1/2 inches. Production completed by Benchmark Scenery Incorporated, Glendale, California from 48 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirrorpolished sheet and 24 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirror-polished sheet, with formed corners where necessary, copper plated hardware, perimeter edge French cleat system, and separate black powder-coated steel support structures. $15,632.00 production cost including travel and storage crates with floating lockable cleat system. Unexposed surrogates shipped by Crate 88 Incorporated from Los Angeles to New York, June 19 through June 23, 2014. Installed in place of Jacaranda table at 456 West 18th Street, New York on June 26, 2014, exposure through the duration of A Machinery for Living organized by Walead Beshty and Walead Beshty: Performances Under Working Conditions at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, closing October 4, 2014. Table has one base surrogate with the dimensions 27 3/4 x 51 x 21 1/2 inches.] by Walead Beshty, 2014, copper tabletop and powder-coated steel base, in 2 parts, offered Sep 2026Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Table [Source: wood and glass viewing room table designed by Jacaranda from the private viewing room at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York. Surrogate: WB72914 (produced in conjunction with Friedrich Petzel, Andrea Teschke, Samantha Tsao, Jason Murison, Kat Parker, Matthew Wilkin, Seth Kelly, Daniel Finch, Dorian McKaie, Elliot Wright, Brian Wondergem, Nick Bennett, Theodora Gilman, Ko Sadakuni, Andrew Black, Laura Higgins, Marco Palumbo, and Alexis Diop), Copper Surrogate (designed by Jacaranda, 456 West 18th Street, New York, New York, June 26–October 4, 2014), conceived in 2013, produced in 2014, made of polished copper and powder-coated steel with the dimensions 36 x 72 x 1 1/2 inches. Production completed by Benchmark Scenery Incorporated, Glendale, California from 48 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirrorpolished sheet and 24 ounce Electrolytic-Tough-Pitch C11000 Copper Alloy cut from 60 x 120 inch mirror-polished sheet, with formed corners where necessary, copper plated hardware, perimeter edge French cleat system, and separate black powder-coated steel support structures. $15,632.00 production cost including travel and storage crates with floating lockable cleat system. Unexposed surrogates shipped by Crate 88 Incorporated from Los Angeles to New York, June 19 through June 23, 2014. Installed in place of Jacaranda table at 456 West 18th Street, New York on June 26, 2014, exposure through the duration of A Machinery for Living organized by Walead Beshty and Walead Beshty: Performances Under Working Conditions at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, closing October 4, 2014. Table has one base surrogate with the dimensions 27 3/4 x 51 x 21 1/2 inches.], 2014
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