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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $133,065–$199,597
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — 19th & 20th Century European and British Art · 2 July 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5384292
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Lucy Kemp-welch, The Joy of Life. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 585. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384292.
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Lucy Kemp-welch, The Joy of Life. Sotheby's, 2 Jul 2026, lot 585. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5384292.
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