Lot 200 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Reading, Waiting, Copying
Paul Bloodgood · oil on canvas laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 14 December 2017
- Dimensions
- 76 x 92 ¼ in. (193.2 x 234.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3851445
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paul Bloodgood, Reading, Waiting, Copying. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851445.
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Paul Bloodgood, Reading, Waiting, Copying. Christie's, 14 Dec 2017, lot 200. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3851445.
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|---|---|---|---|
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