Lot 123 · Photographs
Silurian Period, 1992
Hiroshi Sugimoto · gelatin silver print, mounted on card
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 6 October 2022
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs, New York · 6 October 2022
- Dimensions
- image: 15 1/8 x 23 in. (38.4 x 58.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3430164
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3430164 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3430164
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Silurian Period, 1992. Christie's, 6 Oct 2022, lot 123. estimate $12,000–$18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3430164.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
92% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Silurian Period, 1992. Christie's, 6 Oct 2022, lot 123. estimate $12,000–$18,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3430164.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao | $14,882 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Time Exposed | Bonhams, Nov 2025 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Surface 0006 (Kuen's Surface : A surface with constant negat | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | The Hall of Thirty-Three Bays | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Orinda Theatre, Orinda | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Rietveld Schröder House, 1999 | Christie's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Time exposed, 1991 | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Hiroshi Sugimoto | Chapel of Notre Dame Du Haut | Phillips, Nov 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.