Lot 589 · Modern Day Auction
Three Masks for the Play Opus Siniestrus: Little Mermaid Mask (i), Máscara verde con pestañas (ii) & Double-Sided Mask (iii)
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern Day Auction, New York · 19 November 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5254289
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Leonora Carrington, Three Masks for the Play Opus Siniestrus: Little Mermaid Mask (i), Máscara verde con pestañas (ii) & Double-Sided Mask (iii). Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 589. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5254289.
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Leonora Carrington, Three Masks for the Play Opus Siniestrus: Little Mermaid Mask (i), Máscara verde con pestañas (ii) & Double-Sided Mask (iii). Sotheby's, 19 Nov 2024, lot 589. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5254289.
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