Lot 293 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Johns Big Figure Five (Study)
Elaine Sturtevant · encaustic and printed paper collage on canvas
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- Estimate
- $300,000–$500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale , New York · 18 November 2022
- Dimensions
- 48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3412203
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3412203 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3412203
Elaine Sturtevant, Johns Big Figure Five (Study). Christie's, 18 Nov 2022, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412203.
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Elaine Sturtevant, Johns Big Figure Five (Study). Christie's, 18 Nov 2022, lot 293. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3412203.
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