Refik Anadol Leads Christie's Online $728,800 'Augmented Intelligence' Auction

A work by Refik Anadol was the headline sale at Christie's Online 'Augmented Intelligence' auction on March 5.

• The sale totaled $728,800, falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 28 works sold totaling $728,800.
• Estimates totaled: $806,100 (low) and $2.87m (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 82% of the original 34 lots announced.

The star lot was: Refik Anadol, Machine Hallucinations - ISS Dreams - A (2021), which sold for $277,200, 84% above its $150,000 low estimate. It has been traded once in the past.

The outperformer sold for 8090% above its low estimate. Alexander Reben, Untitled Robot Painting, 2025 (to be titled by an AI at the conclusion of the sale) (2025), sold for $8,190 ($100 low estimate). It has not been traded before.

• 9 works, or 32%, sold above their high estimate.
• 11 works, or 39%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 8 works, or 29%, sold below their low estimate.
• 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.

Guaranteed sales

No sales had a guarantee.

Works that did not sell

6 works were bought-in, including: Pindar Van Arman, Emerging Faces (2017), estimated at $180,000 (low) to $250,000 (high). It has not been traded before.

Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn

Terms and definitions

All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.

Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.

Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.

Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.

Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.