Lot 958 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
The straits of Messina and Calabria from Taormina, Sicily
Ernest Arthur Rowe · pencil and watercolour
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $752–$1,129
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 4 October 2006
- Dimensions
- 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5641483
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5641483 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5641483
Ernest Arthur Rowe, The straits of Messina and Calabria from Taormina, Sicily. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 958. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5641483.
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Ernest Arthur Rowe, The straits of Messina and Calabria from Taormina, Sicily. Christie's, 4 Oct 2006, lot 958. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5641483.
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