Lot 318 · Modern & Contemporary Day Auction
Gespensterkrieg: Der Wald von Augustowo (A Ghost's War: The Forest of Augustowo)
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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $7,594–$10,125
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary Day Auction, London · 28 June 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5135545
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Alfred Kubin, Gespensterkrieg: Der Wald von Augustowo (A Ghost's War: The Forest of Augustowo). Sotheby's, 28 Jun 2023, lot 318. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5135545.
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Alfred Kubin, Gespensterkrieg: Der Wald von Augustowo (A Ghost's War: The Forest of Augustowo). Sotheby's, 28 Jun 2023, lot 318. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5135545.
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