Lot 2 · Contemporary Art
Untitled 2 from the series 'Twinkle, Twinkle (or the dirty pictures)'
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 2 April 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3740224
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Hernan Bas, Untitled 2 from the series 'Twinkle, Twinkle (or the dirty pictures)'. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740224.
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Hernan Bas, Untitled 2 from the series 'Twinkle, Twinkle (or the dirty pictures)'. Sotheby's, 2 Apr 2008, lot 2. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3740224.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Apr 2008
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albano | Peter Lanyon | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Chien | Jean Dubuffet | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Chuck | Jonathan Santlofer | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Shears | Jim Dine | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Kitchen work | Tomoko Takahashi | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Bas | Untitled | $24,618 | Phillips, Apr 2025 | |
| Hernan Bas | The New Witch | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Stroll | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Someone's in Danger (Luke Halpin) | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Hernan Bas | Christie's, Oct 2014 | ||
| Hernan Bas | The River of Wine | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Silver Dollar Wish, from the series A Little Moby Dick In Al | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Nick, Drawing Straws | Phillips, Nov 2021 |
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.