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Lot 351 · Sotheby's N08130

Five Revolutionary Seconds I

Sam Taylor-wood

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08130 · 10 November 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3331866
Record
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Sam Taylor-wood, Five Revolutionary Seconds I. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2005, lot 351. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3331866.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N08130 · Nov 2005

LotArtistEstimateResult
Untitled Agnes Martin $25,000–$35,000
Untitled (Facial Cosmetic Variation) Ana Mendieta $25,000–$35,000
Untitled (Tupac Shakur, Katie Holmes) Richard Prince $50,000–$70,000
Untitled (Figure) Willem De Kooning $40,000–$60,000
Untitled Hans Hofmann $15,000–$20,000
Persephone Mark Tobey $20,000–$30,000

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