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Lot 165 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction

Paradise 15, Yakushima, Japan

Thomas Struth · Cibachrome print face-mounted on Plexiglas in artist's frame

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Estimate
£35,000–£45,000 hammer ≈ $57,330–$73,710
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 8 May 1998
Dimensions
71 x 114 3/8in. (180.3 x 290.6cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4740345
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Struth, Paradise 15, Yakushima, Japan. Christie's, 8 May 1998, lot 165. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4740345.

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UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork… UNTERMYER COLLECTION -- HACKENBROCH, Yvonne. Bronzes, other Metalwork and Sculpture in the Irwin Untermyer collection , London: Thames and Hudson, [1962], 4°, plates, original cloth, dust-jacket. £80–£120

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Thomas Struth Museo del Prado 3 $63,955 Phillips, Dec 2023
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Thomas Struth Audience 5 (Galleria Dell'Accademia), Florenz Sotheby's, Apr 2023
Thomas Struth Museo del Prado 3, Madrid 2005 Phillips, Apr 2021
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Thomas Struth Nanjing Xi Lu, Shanghai Phillips, Mar 2022
Thomas Struth thomas struth | paradise 7, daintree, australia, 1998 Sotheby's, Jun 2020
Thomas Struth Paradise 6, Daintree/Australien Phillips, May 2017

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