Lot 29 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Nature Came Back While We Ate Gherkins
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- Estimate
- £50,000–£70,000 hammer ≈ $63,754–$89,256
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London · 7 March 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-169818
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Atsushi Kaga, Nature Came Back While We Ate Gherkins. Phillips, 7 Mar 2024, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-169818.
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Atsushi Kaga, Nature Came Back While We Ate Gherkins. Phillips, 7 Mar 2024, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-169818.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Mar 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silberner Zwilling | Sigmar Polke | £800,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Prodigal | Damien Hirst | £550,000–£650,000 | |
| Zuerst die Füße (Feet First) | Martin Kippenberger | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Self-Portrait as a Monkey | Adrian Ghenie | £600,000–£800,000 | |
| Malga - The Place In Which We Gather | Alia Ahmad | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Reading Menus | Jonathan Gardner | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atsushi Kaga | The Life of the Kitten with Brown Ears | $201,600 | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | |
| Atsushi Kaga | Atsushi Kaga 加賀温 | It Was Just Like a Dream 就如一場夢 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | We Are Still Here Even Though the Moon Is Clouded (During th | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | 15th of September, Kyoto | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | The Uncomplete Encyclopedia of Ideas and Wisdom | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | After One Year | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | Katz vs Tuyman | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Atsushi Kaga | September, Kyoto, Days are Shorter Now | Christie's, May 2024 |
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.