Lot 140 · Prints and Multiples
Corpses on Fire, from 'Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm'
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $971–$1,388
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Prints and Multiples, London, Knightsbridge · 28 April 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-633543
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Hockney, Corpses on Fire, from 'Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm'. Bonhams, 28 Apr 2021, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-633543.
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David Hockney, Corpses on Fire, from 'Illustrations for Six Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm'. Bonhams, 28 Apr 2021, lot 140. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-633543.
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