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Lot 533 · The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints

Ask the Dust

Joseph Stashkevetch · conté crayon on paper mounted on painted panel, in two parts

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Estimate
$7,000–$10,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints, New York · 26 April 2005
Dimensions
overall: 96 x 96 x 2 in. (243.8 x 243.8 x 5.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3790765
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Stashkevetch, Ask the Dust. Christie's, 26 Apr 2005, lot 533. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3790765.

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From the same sale The Collection of Melva Bucksbaum: Post-War and Contemporary Art, Photographs and Prints · Apr 2005

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Camera Notes: A Quarterly. The Offical Organ of The Camera Club of N.Y. ALFRED STIEGLITZ & JUAN C. ABEL, EDITORS (1864-1946) (1869-1960) $20,000–$30,000
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No More Right Now Forever (8) DAVID KENNEDY CUTLER (B. 1979) $500–$700
We Buy God ROBERT BRUSH (B. 1958) $2,000–$3,000
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