Lot 14 · American Art
marionettes (behind the curtain (marionettes); behind the curtain)
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- Estimate
- $5,000,000–$7,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — American Art, New York · 22 May 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4170120
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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John Singer Sargent, Ra, marionettes (behind the curtain (marionettes); behind the curtain). Sotheby's, 22 May 2013, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170120.
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John Singer Sargent, Ra, marionettes (behind the curtain (marionettes); behind the curtain). Sotheby's, 22 May 2013, lot 14. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4170120.
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