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- Estimate
- £12,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $21,859–$27,323
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's L05023 · 23 June 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3264347
- Record
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James Rosenquist, Sketch for Book Disappears for the Fast Student. Sotheby's, 23 Jun 2005, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3264347.
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James Rosenquist, Sketch for Book Disappears for the Fast Student. Sotheby's, 23 Jun 2005, lot 217. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3264347.
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From the same sale Sotheby's L05023 · Jun 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassis | Wols | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Writing Piece Next | Anthony Caro | £12,000–£15,000 | |
| Ticket Window | Richard Estes | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| The Power of Big Installations | Marlene Dumas | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Untitled | Anish Kapoor | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| Pink Orchid | Gary Hume | £25,000–£35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| James Rosenquist | House of Fire (G. 223) | Phillips, Feb 2024 | ||
| James Rosenquist | Nails #4 | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| James Rosenquist | The Bird of Paradise Approaches the Hot Water Planet, from W | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| James Rosenquist | crosshatch and mutations (glenn 207) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| James Rosenquist | Sketch for Miles, Near and Far | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 |
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