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Horror A Vacui by Jim Shaw, 1991, ink on canvas, sold Sep 2022Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗

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Horror A Vacui

Jim Shaw (American, b. 1952) · 1991

$15,300 price realized incl. premium

≈ £13,248≈ €15,315

Hammer $12,000 · with buyer’s premium $15,300

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Medium
Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “ink on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
36 x 36 in.
Auction house
Bonhams
Sale
Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made In California (27596)
Date
September 14, 2022
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Lot
115
Estimate
$6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £5,195 – £6,927) (≈ €6,006 – €8,008)
Source
Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Works by Jim Shaw with a longest side of about 91.4 cm (36 in) (±20 %).

Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croats and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...) by Jim Shaw, 2001, acrylic enamel on metal, sold Sep 2024Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croats and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...), 2001
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Phillips · Sep 23, 2024$3,556 ≈ £2,671 ≈ €3,198Sign up free to see price
Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croats and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...) by Jim Shaw, 2001, acrylic enamel on metal, sold Dec 2023Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croats and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...), 2001
Acrylic · Other support
Phillips · Dec 7, 2023$5,080 ≈ £4,044 ≈ €4,716Sign up free to see price
Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croates and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...) by Jim Shaw, 2001, acrylic and enamel on metal laid on board, sold Nov 2017Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Dream Object (I was seeing an old atomic bomb test from above the Pacific along the line of ships which seemed to grow larger. Then I was beneath the debris streaking through the water wondering if it would reach California and contaminate us. Then I was at Joyce Lightbody's looking at paintings on lumpy metal sheets of the negotiators for the Serbs, Croates and Bosnians as vampire basketball players plus these asshole vaginas and baskets...), 2001
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Phillips · Nov 15, 2017$12,500 ≈ £9,492 ≈ €10,557Sign up free to see price

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