Lot 581 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
new english calligraphy series – poem by robert frost (diptych) 《新英文書法系列--羅伯特·佛洛斯特詩選》（雙聯作）
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- Estimate
- HK$500,000–HK$700,000 hammer ≈ $64,515–$90,321
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, Hong Kong · 7 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4859705
- Record
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Xu Bing, xu bing 徐冰 | new english calligraphy series – poem by robert frost (diptych) 《新英文書法系列--羅伯特·佛洛斯特詩選》（雙聯作）. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2020, lot 581. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4859705.
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Xu Bing, xu bing 徐冰 | new english calligraphy series – poem by robert frost (diptych) 《新英文書法系列--羅伯特·佛洛斯特詩選》（雙聯作）. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2020, lot 581. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4859705.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Sale · Oct 2020
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|---|---|---|---|
| zhang huan 張洹 | rubens 鲁本斯 | Zhang Huan | HK$500,000–HK$700,000 | |
| fang lijun 方力鈞 | 1996 no. 16 | Fang Lijun | HK$550,000–HK$750,000 | |
| magnus plessen 馬格納斯·普萊森 | untitled 無題 | Magnus Plessen | HK$150,000–HK$250,000 | |
| harold ancart 哈羅德·安卡特 | untitled 無題 | Harold Ancart | HK$800,000–HK$1,600,000 | |
| danh vo 傅丹 | alphabet (u) 字母（u） | Danh Vo | HK$1,000,000–HK$2,000,000 | |
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