Lot 89 · Into Africa: Photographs by Peter Beard
Smoking a pipe
Michiel Versteegh · ink and gouache on paper
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- Estimate
- €800–€1,200 hammer ≈ $1,190–$1,785
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Into Africa: Photographs by Peter Beard, New York · 26 February 2008
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 20.5 cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5478266
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5478266 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5478266
Michiel Versteegh, Smoking a pipe. Christie's, 26 Feb 2008, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5478266.
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Michiel Versteegh, Smoking a pipe. Christie's, 26 Feb 2008, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5478266.
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