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Lot 408 · Contemporary Art, Day

Great Criticism: Coca Cola

Wang Guangyi

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Estimate
£70,000–£90,000 hammer ≈ $139,792–$179,733
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, Day, London · 22 June 2007
Record ID
TB-2026-3649890
Record
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Wang Guangyi, Great Criticism: Coca Cola. Sotheby's, 22 Jun 2007, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3649890.

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Wang Guangyi, Great Criticism: Coca Cola. Sotheby's, 22 Jun 2007, lot 408. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3649890.

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