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Lot 186 · Sotheby's N08244

Untitled (Rectangular Bars)

David Smith

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Estimate
$40,000–$60,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08244 · 15 November 2006
Record ID
TB-2026-3527907
Record
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David Smith, Untitled (Rectangular Bars). Sotheby's, 15 Nov 2006, lot 186. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3527907.

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From the same sale Sotheby's N08244 · Nov 2006

LotArtistEstimateResult
L'Ammazzapreti Sandro Chia $80,000–$120,000
Detail VIII (copyshop) Thomas Demand £20,000–£30,000
Peace: A Pearl in Peril Robert Indiana $100,000–$150,000
Paralelas Francis Alys $50,000–$70,000
Untitled Alexander Calder $30,000–$40,000
Untitled (white) Arman $90,000–$120,000

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David Smith Don Quixote Christie's, Sep 2021
David Smith ∆Σ 12-20-5 2 Christie's, Nov 2017
David Smith Nude Sotheby's, Sep 2015
David Smith untitled Sotheby's, Nov 2019
David Smith Ds 2/5/55 Christie's, Oct 2001

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