Lot 153 · First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art
Proposal for Black Skin - Black Walls
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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 22 November 2005
- Dimensions
- each framed: 32 ½ x 40 ⅜ in. (82 x 102.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3760951
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dennis Oppenheim, Proposal for Black Skin - Black Walls. Christie's, 22 Nov 2005, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3760951.
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Dennis Oppenheim, Proposal for Black Skin - Black Walls. Christie's, 22 Nov 2005, lot 153. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3760951.
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