Lot 3 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Flowerball Pink
Takashi Murakami · acrylic and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board
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- Estimate
- £250,000–£350,000 hammer ≈ $393,034–$550,248
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 14 February 2012
- Dimensions
- diameter: 39½in. (100.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4617812
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Takashi Murakami, Flowerball Pink. Christie's, 14 Feb 2012, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617812.
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Takashi Murakami, Flowerball Pink. Christie's, 14 Feb 2012, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4617812.
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|---|---|---|---|
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