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Lot 25 · Contemporary Evening Sale

new media: dust cart from a beijing hutong

Wang Guangyi

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Estimate
£150,000–£200,000 hammer ≈ $219,174–$292,232
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Evening Sale, London · 5 February 2009
Record ID
TB-2026-3836554
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wang Guangyi, new media: dust cart from a beijing hutong. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2009, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3836554.

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Wang Guangyi, new media: dust cart from a beijing hutong. Sotheby's, 5 Feb 2009, lot 25. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3836554.

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