Lot 34 · Modern & Contemporary Art
A Tattooed Man: Ikebukuro, Rooftop of the Bungeiza Building from Flash Up
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£25,000 hammer ≈ $20,315–$33,859
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern & Contemporary Art, London · 16 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-147276
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Seiji Kurata, A Tattooed Man: Ikebukuro, Rooftop of the Bungeiza Building from Flash Up. Phillips, 16 Apr 2026, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-147276.
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Seiji Kurata, A Tattooed Man: Ikebukuro, Rooftop of the Bungeiza Building from Flash Up. Phillips, 16 Apr 2026, lot 34. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-147276.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Ounce of Luck | Ernie Barnes | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| La Malcontenta, bord de la Brenta, environs de Venise | Bernard Buffet | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Cellotex | Alberto Burri | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Mario Merz | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Dying barbarians | William Kentridge | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled (Hand) | Francis Alys | £10,000–£15,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiji Kurata | Ikebukuro, Rooftop of the Bungeiza Street Building | $11,992 | Phillips, Nov 2022 | |
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| Irving Penn | Young Woman in a Net (Miyake Design), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Scanno, Italy | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Helmut Newton | Cyberwoman 1-7 | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Henri Cartier-bresson | Rue Mouffetard, Paris | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2025 | ||
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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.