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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition: New York , New York · 14 March 2024
- Dimensions
- Overall: 23 1⁄8 x 17 1⁄8 in. (587 x 435 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3275223
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Jasper Johns, The Critic Smiles, from Lead Reliefs. Christie's, 14 Mar 2024, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3275223.
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Jasper Johns, The Critic Smiles, from Lead Reliefs. Christie's, 14 Mar 2024, lot 40. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3275223.
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