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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Classic & Contemporary Photographs, New York · 6 April 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-490565
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nobuyoshi Araki, Untitled (Watermelon). Bonhams, 6 Apr 2023, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-490565.
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Nobuyoshi Araki, Untitled (Watermelon). Bonhams, 6 Apr 2023, lot 94. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-490565.
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From the same sale Classic & Contemporary Photographs · Apr 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardon #2 (Cardon Cactus) | Richard Misrach | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Sorry, No Vacancy 7 | Kourtney Roy | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Route 66, Albuquerque, New Mexico | Ernst Haas | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Selected Images 18 | Margaret Bourke-white | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Young Farmer, Luzzara, Italy | Paul Strand | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Selected Images of Children (2) | Lou Stoumen | $2,000–$3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Colourscapes | $33,653 | SBI Art Auction, Mar 2023 | |
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Tokyo Comedy | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Shiki In Me 03, 2006 | Christie's, Sep 2020 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Untitled, from 'Colourscapes', 1991 | Christie's, Apr 2018 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Selected Images | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | Hana Kinbaku - 73 | 花緊縛－73 | Sotheby's, Sep 2023 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | From Close to Range [DIPTYCH] | Sotheby's, Mar 2017 | ||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | untitled (watermelon) (from the series colourscapes), 1991 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
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.