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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $19,382–$25,842
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Photographs, London · 1 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-241735
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nobuyoshi Araki, Tokyo Comedy. Phillips, 1 Nov 2018, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-241735.
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Nobuyoshi Araki, Tokyo Comedy. Phillips, 1 Nov 2018, lot 51. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-241735.
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From the same sale Photographs · Nov 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scene #1350 | Alex Majoli | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Hairstyles | J. D. 'okhai Ojeikere | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Daytime Color TV Fantasy (4A, 23A, 10A) | Robert Heinecken | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Selected Images | Robert Heinecken | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Stripped | Shirin Neshat | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Women of Allah | Shirin Neshat | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Tokyo Comedy | $24,112 | Phillips, May 2024 | |
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Tattooed fuck (from the series: Tokyo Comedy) | Lempertz, Jun 2019 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | nobuyoshi araki 荒木經惟 | tokyo novelle 東京小敘 | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Tokyo Comedy-Yakuza, 1997 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Yakuza | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Untitled from Kinbaku, 1989 | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Shiki In Me 02, 2006 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Untitled from Colourscapes | Phillips, May 2014 |
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.