Lot 177 · Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online
Charles Manson as Silenus
Grant Wood · chalk and oil on paper mounted on masonite
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online, Hong Kong · 2 March 2006
- Dimensions
- 36 x 29 in. (91.4 x 73.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5714697
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Grant Wood, Charles Manson as Silenus. Christie's, 2 Mar 2006, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5714697.
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Grant Wood, Charles Manson as Silenus. Christie's, 2 Mar 2006, lot 177. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5714697.
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| Pennsylvania Landscape | Raymond Clarence Johnson (1894-1981) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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| River Reach | Robert Vonnoh | $8,000–$12,000 |
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