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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, Los Angeles · 19 February 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-659499
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Billy Al Bengston, Pele Kikena, 1982. Bonhams, 19 Feb 2021, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-659499.
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Billy Al Bengston, Pele Kikena, 1982. Bonhams, 19 Feb 2021, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-659499.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Feb 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled, 2007 | Josh Smith | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Ossis's Dracula, 1972 | Billy Al Bengston | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| No Title (Surfer in the Great Wave), 1993 | Raymond Pettibon | $500,000–$800,000 | |
| Throbber, 1998 | Alan Rath | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Le chanteur de Mexico (Ludovic Ros), 2006 | Pierre Et Gilles | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Sing or Swim, 2014 | Florian Heinke | $7,000–$10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Al Bengston | billy al bengston | california straight ahead | $37,500 | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | |
| Billy Al Bengston | Earp | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Operation Pacific, 1969 | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Cabo San Lazaros Draculas, 1976 | Bonhams, Feb 2021 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Salta Verde Dracula, 1976 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Zamora Draculas, 1972 | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Billy Al Bengston | Holy Smoke | Christie's, Jul 2022 |
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.