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- Estimate
- £30,000–£50,000 hammer ≈ $39,481–$65,802
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction · 25 June 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5381781
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Yayoi Kusama, Butterfly. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2026, lot 287. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5381781.
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Yayoi Kusama, Butterfly. Sotheby's, 25 Jun 2026, lot 287. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5381781.
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From the same sale Contemporary Day Auction · Jun 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passstück | Franz West | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| untitled: chairs | Phyllida Barlow | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Bouquet | Lisa Yuskavage | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Offending the Audience | Sanya Kantarovsky | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| I Forever Belong to You | Tracey Emin | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Crap Boy | Yoshitomo Nara | £150,000–£200,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yayoi Kusama | Yellow Coloured Pumpkin | $53,835 | Christie's, Sep 2023 | |
| Yayoi Kusama | かぼちゃ (Kusama 201) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Flowers | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | かたつむり (Kusama 127) | SBI Art Auction, Jan 2022 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pacific Ocean | Phillips, Sep 2025 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin 2000 (Green)(Kusama 300) | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | 黄色かぼちゃ (Kusama 190) | SBI Art Auction, Jul 2024 | ||
| Yayoi Kusama | Pumpkin 2000 (Yellow) | Bonhams, Dec 2021 |
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.