Lot 121 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Heaven's Gate
Inka Essenhigh · oil and enamel on canvas
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- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 15 December 2021
- Dimensions
- in. (177.8 x 183.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3493954
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Inka Essenhigh, Heaven's Gate. Christie's, 15 Dec 2021, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3493954.
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Inka Essenhigh, Heaven's Gate. Christie's, 15 Dec 2021, lot 121. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3493954.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inka Essenhigh | inka essenhigh | last snow before spring | $15,000 | Sotheby's, Mar 2020 | |
| Inka Essenhigh | Waves at Midnight | Sotheby's, Jun 2018 | ||
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