Lot 20 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Untitled (Sketches and Letters)
Etel Adnan · (i) felt-tip pen on paper (recto); ink on paper (verso)
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $14,342–$21,513
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 29 October 2000
- Dimensions
- in. (11.7 x 9.5cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3482846
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3482846 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3482846
Etel Adnan, Untitled (Sketches and Letters). Christie's, 29 Oct 2000, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3482846.
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Etel Adnan, Untitled (Sketches and Letters). Christie's, 29 Oct 2000, lot 20. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3482846.
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