Lot 4 · Freedom Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art
Imagine you are driving (fast) Rio w/ Helmet
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- Estimate
- $15,500–$21,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Dane Fine Art — Freedom Sale of Modern & Contemporary Art · 29 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17168249
- Record
- first seen 22 Aug 2026 · updated 22 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Julian Opie, Imagine you are driving (fast) Rio w/ Helmet. Dane Fine Art, 29 Jun 2023, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17168249.
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Julian Opie, Imagine you are driving (fast) Rio w/ Helmet. Dane Fine Art, 29 Jun 2023, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17168249.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yer Baby | Ringo Starr | $2,500–$4,000 | |
| Krayzee 101 | Ringo Starr | $1,600–$3,000 | |
| Pose - Bound | — | $2,200–$3,500 | |
| Louis Icart (After) - Attic Room | — | $500–$700 | |
| Fernand Leger (After) - Tete et Cactus | — | $2,000–$2,500 | |
| Untitled | Pablo Picasso | $300–$400 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Opie | Imagine you are driving (fast) Rio w/ Helmet | $7,500 est. | Dane Fine Art, Mar 2023 | |
| Julian Opie | Street 5, from Street | Phillips, Jan 2024 | ||
| Julian Opie | Gribbin head (from Cornish Coast 1.) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Julian Opie | Modern Towers 1 | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Julian Opie | Street 1 | SBI Art Auction, May 2025 | ||
| Julian Opie | Crow Walking | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2022 | ||
| Julian Opie | Elena | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Julian Opie | Cars? | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 |
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.