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- Estimate
- $6,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Photographs, New York · 7 October 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5059628
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Masahisa Fukase, Buku Buku (Self-Portrait in Bathroom). Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2022, lot 221. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5059628.
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Masahisa Fukase, Buku Buku (Self-Portrait in Bathroom). Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2022, lot 221. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5059628.
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From the same sale Contemporary Photographs · Oct 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Man/Puddle | Laurie Simmons | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Woman With a Camera (Candice Bergen/Minolta #2) | Anne Collier | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Conceptual Forms 0038 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Self-Portrait (Andy Warhol) | Vik Muniz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Reflection Dans Mes Yeux | Maurizio Cattelan | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Barbara Flynn, New York | Thomas Struth | $10,000–$15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masahisa Fukase | A Game: Lips and Needles | $7,620 | Rago, Jun 2025 | |
| Masahisa Fukase | Kanazawa (from the Solitude of Ravens portfolio) | Rago, Feb 2026 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | Nayoro (from the Solitude of Ravens portfolio) | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | Yoko | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2023 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | Untitled (from Raven series) | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | The Game, 1983 | Rago, Nov 2025 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | 'kanagawa' (from the solitude of ravens) | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | ||
| Masahisa Fukase | 'Koen-dori, Shibuya' (from The Solitude of Ravens) | Sotheby's, Dec 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.