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Lot 16 · Post-War & Contemporary Art

Still Life with Blue Jar and Smoking Cigarette (flat) 1980-1982

Tom Wesselmann

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Estimate
£850,000–£1,250,000 hammer ≈ $1,028,775–$1,512,905
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, New Bond Street · 30 June 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-532286
Record
first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tom Wesselmann, Still Life with Blue Jar and Smoking Cigarette (flat) 1980-1982. Bonhams, 30 Jun 2022, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-532286.

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Tom Wesselmann, Still Life with Blue Jar and Smoking Cigarette (flat) 1980-1982. Bonhams, 30 Jun 2022, lot 16. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-532286.

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Tom Wesselmann Large Study for Smoker #5 (Mouth #19) Christie's, Dec 2020
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