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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,506–$11,342
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, London · 15 March 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4452115
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yayoi Kusama, Pacific Ocean in the Early Spring. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452115.
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Yayoi Kusama, Pacific Ocean in the Early Spring. Sotheby's, 15 Mar 2016, lot 18. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4452115.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seal | Grenville Davey | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Landscape | Wilhelm Sasnal | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Yellow | Richard Aldrich | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| 2 Old Friends (After 100 Years of Sleep) | Marlene Dumas | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Privat-Lampe des Künstlers II | Franz West | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Sarah stone | Henry Coombes | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Nets B.O | $13,071 | Bonhams, Mar 2026 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | 蝶 (Kusama 81) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 空を飛ぶ目 (Kusama 354) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 夜に読む本 B（Kusama 339） | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Letter with drawing for Robert Indiana | Heritage Auctions, Feb 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Infinity Nets (for Parkett no. 59) | Rago, Jun 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 1. Infinity Nets (Cup & Saucer)／2. Infinity Nets (Mug cup) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Three Flowers (II) | Bonhams, May 2026 |
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.