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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 18 March 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4908417
- Record
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Yayoi Kusama, Flower's Sorrow. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2021, lot 570. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4908417.
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Yayoi Kusama, Flower's Sorrow. Sotheby's, 18 Mar 2021, lot 570. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4908417.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Mar 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montañas | María Luisa Pacheco | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Floating Dancer | — | $150–$250 | |
| Praise You | Donald Baechler | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage | Theaster Gates | $20,000–$25,000 | |
| Opaque Invasion | Sue Williams | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Bacchantes III | Norman Bluhm | $15,000–$20,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Old Flame | $47,880 | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | |
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| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin 2000 (Green) | Christie's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin 2000 (Red) | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Watermelon | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 南瓜 (Kusama 5) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 魚 (Kusama 103) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 月の海 | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 |
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