Lot 22 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
Butterflies Drinking Crocodile Tears
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- Estimate
- HK$1,200,000–HK$1,800,000 hammer ≈ $152,866–$229,300
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Hong Kong · 30 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-194062
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Angel Otero, Butterflies Drinking Crocodile Tears. Phillips, 30 Mar 2023, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-194062.
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Angel Otero, Butterflies Drinking Crocodile Tears. Phillips, 30 Mar 2023, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-194062.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Volkswagen Lemon) from the series Ads | Andy Warhol | HK$4,000,000–HK$6,000,000 | |
| Paramount from the series Ads | Andy Warhol | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Purple Air 2017 No. 1 | Liu Wei | HK$3,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Untitled | Ayako Rokkaku | HK$4,000,000–HK$5,000,000 | |
| Mother of Suns of Thunder | Genesis Tramaine | HK$300,000–HK$500,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Otero | Bingo Night | $259,002 | Christie's, Dec 2022 | |
| Angel Otero | Swimming Where Time Was | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Angel Otero | Figuring You Out | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Angel Otero | Shorter Days, Longer Nights | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Angel Otero | All Smiles | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Angel Otero | Riders on the Storm | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Angel Otero | Bayamón | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, from Reigning Quee | Phillips, Sep 2024 |
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.