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Lot 4 · L12020

James Bond Island I

Andreas Gursky

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Estimate
£300,000–£400,000 hammer ≈ $470,484–$627,312
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — L12020, London · 15 February 2012
Record ID
TB-2026-4067805
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Andreas Gursky, James Bond Island I. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4067805.

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Andreas Gursky, James Bond Island I. Sotheby's, 15 Feb 2012, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4067805.

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From the same sale L12020 · Feb 2012

LotArtistEstimateResult
Nero Plastica Alberto Burri £800,000–£1,200,000
Cacti and Stuffed Bird Lucian Freud £400,000–£500,000
Untitled Keith Haring £300,000–£400,000
Concetto Spaziale, Attesa Lucio Fontana £400,000–£600,000
Mercuric Thiocyanate Damien Hirst £500,000–£700,000
Figure with Monkey £1,800,000–£2,500,000

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Andreas Gursky Madonna I $1,035,000 Sotheby's, Nov 2017
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Andreas Gursky James Bond Island I, II & III Sotheby's, Jun 2018
Andreas Gursky Pyongyang IV Sotheby's, Nov 2015
Andreas Gursky New York, Mercantile Exchange Phillips, Oct 2024
Andreas Gursky Kuwait Stock Exchange I Sotheby's, Mar 2026
Andreas Gursky May Day IV Christie's, Oct 2017
Andreas Gursky Shanghai Sotheby's, Jul 2015

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