Lot 20 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
The Shiny Beast of Thought
Don Van Vliet · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,298–$11,064
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 19 October 2021
- Dimensions
- in. (147.3 x 122.4cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514239
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Don Van Vliet, The Shiny Beast of Thought. Christie's, 19 Oct 2021, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514239.
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Don Van Vliet, The Shiny Beast of Thought. Christie's, 19 Oct 2021, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514239.
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