Lot 149 · Post-War and Contemporary Art
Apparato ammazzainnocenti (Apparatus Death of the Innocents)
Gastone Novelli · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $23,844–$31,793
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art, London (South Kensington) · 28 March 2012
- Dimensions
- 31½ x 39 7/8in. (80 x 101.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4603472
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4603472 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4603472
Gastone Novelli, Apparato ammazzainnocenti (Apparatus Death of the Innocents). Christie's, 28 Mar 2012, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603472.
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Gastone Novelli, Apparato ammazzainnocenti (Apparatus Death of the Innocents). Christie's, 28 Mar 2012, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4603472.
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