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Lot 42 · Made in California: Contemporary Art

The Fandango Black, 1986 57 x 22 x 11 1/2in. (144.8 x 55.9 x 29.2cm)

Ed And Nancy Kienholz

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Estimate
$30,000–$50,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Made in California: Contemporary Art, Los Angeles · 21 October 2013
Record ID
TB-2026-2101484
Record
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Ed And Nancy Kienholz, The Fandango Black, 1986 57 x 22 x 11 1/2in. (144.8 x 55.9 x 29.2cm). Bonhams, 21 Oct 2013, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2101484.

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Ed And Nancy Kienholz, The Fandango Black, 1986 57 x 22 x 11 1/2in. (144.8 x 55.9 x 29.2cm). Bonhams, 21 Oct 2013, lot 42. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2101484.

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Mother and Child; Surf 'N Tree, c. 1955 (2) first 20 x 26 1/8in. (50.… Richards Ruben $2,500–$3,500
The Fortress, 1961 20 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 7in. (51.4 x 36.8 x 17.8cm) Jacques Schnier $3,000–$5,000
Portrait of Imogen Cunningham, 1956 15 3/4 x 12in. (40 x 30.5cm) David Park $70,000–$90,000
Woman #1, 1961 10 1/2 x 13in. (26.7 x 33cm) Nathan Oliveira $6,000–$8,000
Model Drawn in Red Pencil, 1967 15 x 18 7/8in. (38.1 x 47.9cm) Nathan Oliveira $4,000–$6,000
Untitled, 1971 14 x 10 7/8in. (35.6 x 27.6cm) unframed Nathan Oliveira $6,000–$8,000

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