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KH00000031
Untitled (1984, computer on pyramid)
Untitled (computer fantasy)
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- Creation date
- 1984
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Acrylic on canvas
- Subject
- An early computer resting on top of a pyramid — celebration of the start of the digital era
- Edition size
- Unique
- Provenance
- Sold at Christie's London, June 30, 2021 (estimate £3.9–4.5m)
- Description
- Painting of 1984 whose central figure is a computer resting on top of a pyramid, celebrating the start of the digital era; sold at Christie's London on June 30, 2021, marking the first time a tangible work of art was offered for (and bought with) cryptocurrency.
- Notes
- Wikipedia: sold for over $4.8 million at Christie's in London in 2018 — the June 2021 crypto sale is the same canvas reoffered.
Data quality note
Earlier reported sale date ($4.8m, 2018) conflicts with the 2021 crypto sale reporting; dimensions not captured | Image auto-sourced via web image search during data import; it may not depict the exact work — verify against the linked source.