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Lot 140 · Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session

Cow Pond

Wayne Thiebaud · gouache on paper

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Estimate
$100,000–$150,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Morning Session , New York · 11 November 2009
Dimensions
11¼ x 8½ in. (28.5 x 21.5 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5212919
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wayne Thiebaud, Cow Pond. Christie's, 11 Nov 2009, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5212919.

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