Lot 16 · Photographs & Helmut Newton: Provocateur
入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,314–$37,971
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs & Helmut Newton: Provocateur, London · 16 May 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-167182
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Seiji Kurata, 入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up. Phillips, 16 May 2024, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-167182.
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Seiji Kurata, 入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up. Phillips, 16 May 2024, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-167182.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Her - 1 | Rala Choi | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seiji Kurata | 入墨の男 [Irezumi no otoko] Tattooed Man from Flash Up | $72,929 | Phillips, May 2017 | |
| Irving Penn | Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Irving Penn | Girl Behind Bottle Jean Patchett, New York, 1949 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Helmut Newton | Leaving Las Vegas | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | "Untitled" from Tokyo Comedy | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Irving Penn | Man Lighting Girl's Cigarette, 1949 | Christie's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Irving Penn | Bee (A), New York, September | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Irving Penn | Fisherman with Poplars, France | Phillips, Oct 2025 |
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