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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Day Auction, New York · 17 November 2022
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5073113
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Giorno, LIFE IS A KILLER, BLACK AND BLUE. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2022, lot 877. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5073113.
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John Giorno, LIFE IS A KILLER, BLACK AND BLUE. Sotheby's, 17 Nov 2022, lot 877. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5073113.
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