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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Asia: China, Korea, Japan, New York · 20 September 2007
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3675122
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Gao Brothers, ruins (set of four works). Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3675122.
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Gao Brothers, ruins (set of four works). Sotheby's, 20 Sep 2007, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3675122.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Asia: China, Korea, Japan · Sep 2007
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Man | Yoo Young-wun | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Safe sex | Ai Weiwei | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Brush | Lee Jung-woong | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Prajna | Wang Gongyi | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Mosquito Season 3 | Guo Wei | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Little Mermaid | Liu Ye | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gao Brothers | an installation on tiananmen 2005 | $24,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2007 | |
| Arman | ** Arman | Matsart, Sep 2025 | ||
| Arman | L'Envers de Desir (Small Venus) | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Gao Brothers | Miss Mao, 2006 | Artcurial, Oct 2011 | ||
| Arman | Saxophone | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 帽子 (Kusama 13) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 | ||
| Yan Pei-ming | Yan Pei-Ming: Kasper König 291193 | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Oct 2024 | ||
| Arman | Traces dans l'eau | Sotheby's, Mar 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.