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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Photographs Part II · 16 April 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5368385
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yinka Shonibare, Dorian Gray. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 198. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5368385.
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Yinka Shonibare, Dorian Gray. Sotheby's, 16 Apr 2026, lot 198. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5368385.
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From the same sale Photographs Part II · Apr 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | Lee Friedlander | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Simone + Sophia Loren, Rome (Vogue) | William Klein | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Self-Portrait | Alma Lavenson | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| N.Y.C. Midtown | Robert Rauschenberg | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Stairway Pattern | Henry Moriya Takahashi | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Metachrome (Broadway Boogie Woogie, after Piet Mondrian) | Vik Muniz | $12,000–$18,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinka Shonibare | Dressing Down 1997 | $33,280 | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | |
| Yinka Shonibare | Nelson's Ship in a Bottle | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Dorian Gray | Sotheby's, Mar 2012 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Modern Magic (Bangwa Queen) | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | fake death picture (the suicide - manet) | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Diary of a Victorian Dandy: 03.00 hours | Phillips, Mar 2020 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | The Furietti Old Centaur | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Africa) | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 |
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