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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition: New York, New York · 17 July 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (603 x 898 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3146926
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Helen Frankenthaler, Sure Violet. Christie's, 17 Jul 2025, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146926.
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Helen Frankenthaler, Sure Violet. Christie's, 17 Jul 2025, lot 38. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146926.
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