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Lot 3 · Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation

West Wall, Business Systems Division, Pertex, 1881 Langley, Costa Mesa from The New Industrial Parks

Lewis Baltz

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Estimate
$10,000–$15,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Phillips — Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation, New York · 4 April 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-172929
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis Baltz, West Wall, Business Systems Division, Pertex, 1881 Langley, Costa Mesa from The New Industrial Parks. Phillips, 4 Apr 2024, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-172929.

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Lewis Baltz, West Wall, Business Systems Division, Pertex, 1881 Langley, Costa Mesa from The New Industrial Parks. Phillips, 4 Apr 2024, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-172929.

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