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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, New York · 9 October 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-156719
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nobuyoshi Araki, 西ノ空 [Nishi no Sora] Western Sky. Phillips, 9 Oct 2025, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-156719.
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Nobuyoshi Araki, 西ノ空 [Nishi no Sora] Western Sky. Phillips, 9 Oct 2025, lot 106. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-156719.
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From the same sale Photographs · Oct 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan | Philip-lorca Dicorcia | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Phindile I, Paris from Somnyama Ngonyama | Zanele Muholi | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| Woman with a beehive hairdo, N.Y.C. | Diane Arbus | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Girls in the Windows, New York City | Ormond Gigli | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Naomi Campbell | Patrick Demarchelier | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Flight Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Los Angeles | Helmut Newton | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Tokyo Comedy | $80,162 | Phillips, Oct 2019 | |
| Nobuyoshi Araki | 'Yakusa', 1994 | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | 101 works for Robert Frank (Private Diary) | Phillips, Oct 2013 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | selected images from colorscapes | Sotheby's, Mar 2018 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Untitled from Colourscapes | Phillips, May 2017 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | 'Grand Diary of a Photo Maniac', 1994 | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | "Untitled" from Tokyo Comedy | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | From Close to Range [DIPTYCH] | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.