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Richard Prince’s (Untitled) Cowboy, a digital manipulation of a Marlboro magazine ad, imagines a paradise for cigarette smokers

Estimate: $600,000-800,000
27 September, New York






Grayson Perry exhibited Golden Ghosts (2000) as part of his 2003 Turner Prize-winning show

Estimate: £60,000-80,000
2 October, London






Unveiled in 1984, Keith Haring’s Untitled is a prophetic masterpiece — and one of the earliest known paintings to depict a computer

Estimate: £3,000,000-5,000,000
4 October, London






Despite the acclaim for William Eggleston’s portraits, such asMemphis, 1972, the photographer insists that he never sets out to create them

Estimate: $200,000-300,000
5 October, New York


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Plan your visit to Christie’s



London
Celebrate Frieze Week in London with four auctions of exceptional work from across the 20th and 21st centuries, 28 Sep-5 Oct

Hong Kong
Enjoy Ming and Qing porcelain, Yaozhou and Longquan celadon wares, and more in our Pavilion Sale, 28 Sep-3 Oct

 

Spring, a little out of my price range but love the Early Computer piece and it reminds me of everyone with their faces in their phones!
Patd

 

Thanks again, spring.