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Lot 112 · Sotheby's L05430

bewegungsstudie (movement study), 1924, printed 1933 or before

Professor Rudolf Koppitz

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£20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $36,767–$55,151
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Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05430 · 17 May 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3236206
Record
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Professor Rudolf Koppitz, bewegungsstudie (movement study), 1924, printed 1933 or before. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236206.

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Professor Rudolf Koppitz, bewegungsstudie (movement study), 1924, printed 1933 or before. Sotheby's, 17 May 2005, lot 112. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236206.

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