Lot 111 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
The Emperor's Search for the Nightingale
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $134,833–$202,249
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 25 June 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-243174
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Hockney, The Emperor's Search for the Nightingale. Phillips, 25 Jun 2018, lot 111. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243174.
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David Hockney, The Emperor's Search for the Nightingale. Phillips, 25 Jun 2018, lot 111. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-243174.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideas for Sculpture | Henry Moore | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Untitled | Allen Jones | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Please Don’t Forget To | Allen Jones | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Abstract Composition #1 | Peter Doig | £130,000–£200,000 | |
| One Laughing at the Red Ball | Juan Muñoz | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Grand Nu | Antonio Saura | £120,000–£180,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hockney | The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (t | $170,133 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| David Hockney | Ceramic Cat | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| David Hockney | Mo, Lucca | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Hotel Acatlan: Two Weeks Later, from Moving Focus (M.C.A.T. | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| David Hockney | Swimming Pool, Los Angeles | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| David Hockney | Lithograph of Water Made of Lines | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| David Hockney | The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 (t | Phillips, Sep 2024 | ||
| David Hockney | Amaryllis in Vase, from Moving Focus (T.G. 272, M.C.A.T. 266 | Phillips, Jan 2023 |
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.