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- Estimate
- $600,000–$800,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York · 13 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-281738
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Yayoi Kusama, Fear of Death. Phillips, 13 Nov 2014, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-281738.
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Yayoi Kusama, Fear of Death. Phillips, 13 Nov 2014, lot 35. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-281738.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Evening Sale · Nov 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study for Sochi | Arshile Gorky | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Happy Rockefeller | Andy Warhol | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Red/Gray Zone Painting I | Robert Mangold | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Love | Robert Indiana | $1,047,000–$1,500,000 | |
| Marilyn Marilyn II | Robert Indiana | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Untitled | Wade Guyton | $900,000–$1,200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | The Southern Country | $697,099 | Christie's, Mar 2026 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | Sunflower | Christie's, Apr 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Red Shoe | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | A Field of Phantom | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Nets-Infinity (OPQA) | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin A, B, C, | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Yayoi Kusama 草間彌生 | Nets ( A.B.C) 網（A.B.C） | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 |
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.