Lot 39 · Sotheby's N07727
Maurizio Cattelan, b. 1960 The first, they said, should be sweet like lo
Artist unrecorded
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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07727 · 15 November 2001
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2808456
- Record
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Maurizio Cattelan, b. 1960 The first, they said, should be sweet like lo. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2001, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2808456.
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Maurizio Cattelan, b. 1960 The first, they said, should be sweet like lo. Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2001, lot 39. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2808456.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Baselitz (b. 1938) Der Junge Ritter | — | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Cristoforo Colombo | Malcolm Morley | £175,000–£225,000 | |
| Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) George Washington | — | $200,000–$300,000 | |
| Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Untitled | — | $500,000–$700,000 | |
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