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- Estimate
- €10,000–€15,000 hammer ≈ $11,351–$17,026
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Art Contemporain Day Sale, Paris · 6 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4711590
- Record
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Yayoi Kusama, rain on the sea. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4711590.
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Yayoi Kusama, rain on the sea. Sotheby's, 6 Dec 2018, lot 139. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4711590.
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From the same sale Art Contemporain Day Sale · Dec 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| blitz | Victor Vasarely | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| echo | Jean Paul Riopelle | €15,000–€20,000 | |
| grey | Jean Paul Riopelle | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| glee | Peter Halley | €40,000–€60,000 | |
| mac queen crown on | Jonathan Bermudes | €6,000–€8,000 | |
| bataille | Robert Combas | €40,000–€60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | 花園 (Kusama 121) | $28,337 | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2023 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | 深海 (Kusama 135) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 朝明け | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2026 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 魚 (Kusama 103) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | FLOWERS C (Kusama 345) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 西瓜 (Kusama 91) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 花 (Kusama 77) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 百合 (Kusama 129) | SBI Art Auction, Apr 2021 |
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.