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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Latin America, New York · 21 November 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-288304
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oscar Oiwa, Firefly. Phillips, 21 Nov 2013, lot 96. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288304.
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Oscar Oiwa, Firefly. Phillips, 21 Nov 2013, lot 96. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-288304.
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From the same sale Latin America · Nov 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Socks | Gabriel Orozco | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Sos | Rubens Gerchman | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Cildo Meireles | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Guillermo Kuitca | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Untitled (from Serie Mangueira) | Ivan Serpa | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Estrutura de Caixas de Fósforos | Lygia Clark | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Oiwa | Boat and Waves 1, 2023 | $18,900 | Christie's, Mar 2024 | |
| Kaws | You Should Know I Know | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2025 | ||
| Oscar Oiwa | Chalana | Christie's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Nets Infinity | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 波 (2) (Kusama 239) | SBI Art Auction, May 2024 | ||
| Kaws | What Party (Pink) | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2023 | ||
| Yoshitomo Nara | Cosmic Girls: Eyes Opened; Eyes Closed (two works) | Rago, Mar 2026 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Surface 0006 (Kuen's Surface : A surface with constant negat | Christie's, Jun 2023 |
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.