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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $39,474–$65,790
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs Online , London · 27 September 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4686883
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ruud Van Empel, wonder, 2010. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2018, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686883.
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Ruud Van Empel, wonder, 2010. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2018, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4686883.
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From the same sale Photographs Online · Sep 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| lion before storm, maasai mara, 2006 | Nick Brandt | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| elephant with flaring ears, amboseli, 2007 | Nick Brandt | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'my boston iv', 2005 | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| 'giraffes in evening light', masai mara, 2006 | Nick Brandt | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| il tuffatore, 1951 | Antonio | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| frank sinatra with gun, miami beach, 1968 | Terry O'neill | £3,000–£5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruud Van Empel | World #1 | $55,723 | Phillips, Sep 2020 | |
| Ruud Van Empel | World #14 | Phillips, Nov 2016 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | World #26 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | 'world # 26' | Sotheby's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | 'theatre #7', 2012 | Sotheby's, May 2020 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | Theatre #7 | Phillips, Nov 2017 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | Boy & Girl | Phillips, May 2017 | ||
| Ruud Van Empel | World #12 | Phillips, Feb 2015 |
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.