Lot 26 · Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
DOB & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead
Takashi Murakami · acrylic on canvas mounted on board
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $386,079–$540,511
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 16 October 2015
- Dimensions
- 39 3/8 x 39 3/8in. (100 x 100cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4115963
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-4115963 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4115963
Takashi Murakami, DOB & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead. Christie's, 16 Oct 2015, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4115963.
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Takashi Murakami, DOB & Me: On the Red Mound of the Dead. Christie's, 16 Oct 2015, lot 26. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4115963.
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