Lot 229 · First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art
The Angry Poet
Seymour Lipton · silver on Monel metal
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- Estimate
- $18,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open Online: Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 27 April 2005
- Dimensions
- 23 ¼ x 26 x 12 in. (59.1 x 66 x 30.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3804473
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Seymour Lipton, The Angry Poet. Christie's, 27 Apr 2005, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3804473.
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Seymour Lipton, The Angry Poet. Christie's, 27 Apr 2005, lot 229. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3804473.
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