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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $3,147–$4,721
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bike, London · 23 May 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4091944
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Sunflowers. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4091944.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto, Sunflowers. Sotheby's, 23 May 2012, lot 128. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4091944.
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From the same sale Bike · May 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Devil | Ata Bozaci Toast | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| In case of emergency | Robin Page | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Le Petit Casier Mauve | Jean Fautrier | £40,000–£50,000 | |
| J'ai Envie de Moules | Gérard Schlosser | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Composition | Georges Mathieu | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Le Prissonière du Château | Paule Cals | £1,000–£1,500 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | [no title recorded] | $9,580 | Dorotheum, Jun 2022 | |
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | La Colomba (from the Hommage à Picasso series) | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Uomo | Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste, Mar 2026 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Michelangelo Pistoletto: Girasoli | VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG, Nov 2023 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933-) | Casa d'aste Boetto, May 2020 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | michelangelo pistoletto | mirror | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Il Bagno Turco | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Michelangelo Pistoletto | Fiat - Ritmo, 1978 | Bonhams, Nov 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.