Lot 289 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
The Lost and Soon Forgotten Explorers
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,424–$31,232
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 12 February 2010
- Dimensions
- 12 X 9IN. (30.5 X 23CM.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5121769
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5121769 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5121769
Hernan Bas, THE LOST AND SOON FORGOTTEN EXPLORERS. Christie's, 12 Feb 2010, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5121769.
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Hernan Bas, THE LOST AND SOON FORGOTTEN EXPLORERS. Christie's, 12 Feb 2010, lot 289. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5121769.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction · Feb 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Chinese Girl Series) | Feng Zhengjie | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Untitled | Zhang Xiaogang | £18,000–£25,000 | |
| Isola | Neo Rauch | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled | Julie Mehretu | £15,000–£25,000 | |
| Untitled | Franz West | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Streng | Raoul De Keyser | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernan Bas | Laying Back, A Little Moby Dick in the Net | $33,020 | Phillips, Feb 2025 | |
| Hernan Bas | Baby, Let's Play House | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Barthélemy Enfantin (the Monks of Menilmontant) | Phillips, Sep 2020 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Untitled (Dating Pool) | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Untitled | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Hernan Bas | The River of Wine | Sotheby's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Hernan Bas | Untitled (2 Mermen) | Wright, Sep 2020 | ||
| Hernan Bas | The Conductor | Sotheby's, May 2025 |
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.