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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $110,013–$165,020
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, New Bond Street · 15 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-626498
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Julian Schnabel, Avoiding Open Heart Surgery 1985. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626498.
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Julian Schnabel, Avoiding Open Heart Surgery 1985. Bonhams, 15 Oct 2021, lot 11. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-626498.
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From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art · Oct 2021
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|---|---|---|---|
| A Biography (9 Postcards) 1970 | Saul Steinberg | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Early Forms 1993 | Tony Cragg | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Portière Bleue 1985 | César | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled 1989 | A. R. Penck | £12,000–£18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Red Fan)1965 | Kazuo Shiraga | £1,000,000–£1,500,000 | upcoming |
| Weißer Lichtgeist 1966/2012 | Otto Piene | £80,000–£120,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Schnabel | Adieu, 1995 | $131,562 | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | |
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| Julian Schnabel | Alexander Pope | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Julian Schnabel | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2023 | ||
| Julian Schnabel | Sans titre (Boni Lux) | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Julian Schnabel | Victory VII | Phillips, Nov 2025 | ||
| Julian Schnabel | Portrait of Mario Diacono | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Julian Schnabel | Allen "Cordial Love" | Phillips, Oct 2023 |
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