Lot 184 · First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art
The Green Snake
Alexander Calder · gouache on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 6 May 2003
- Dimensions
- 30¾ x 22¾ in. (78.1 x 57.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4529420
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alexander Calder, The Green Snake. Christie's, 6 May 2003, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4529420.
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Alexander Calder, The Green Snake. Christie's, 6 May 2003, lot 184. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4529420.
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