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Lot 23 · Sotheby's N08129

Cubi XXVIII

David Smith

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Estimate
$8,000,000–$12,000,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08129 · 10 November 2005
Record ID
TB-2026-3332047
Record
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David Smith, Cubi XXVIII. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2005, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3332047.

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David Smith, Cubi XXVIII. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2005, lot 23. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3332047.

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Untitled (Read) Rachel Whiteread $200,000–$300,000

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