Lot 344 · Nineteenth, Twentieth Century and Contemporary Prints
Elegy Study (Belknap 209)
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — NINETEENTH, TWENTIETH CENTURY AND CONTEMPORARY PRINTS, New York · 16 November 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6211499
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, Elegy Study (Belknap 209). Christie's, 16 Nov 1999, lot 344. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6211499.
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Robert Motherwell, Elegy Study (Belknap 209). Christie's, 16 Nov 1999, lot 344. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6211499.
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