Lot 70 · Stripped Bare: Photographs from the Collection of Thomas Koerfer
Untitled (Empleado de Telefonos de Mexico Electrocutado en el km 13 de la Carretera Mexico-Toluca), 1958
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- Estimate
- €3,000–€5,000 hammer ≈ $3,489–$5,815
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Stripped Bare: Photographs from the Collection of Thomas Koerfer, Paris · 9 November 2017
- Dimensions
- image: 34 x 53 cm. (13 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3884305
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Enrique Metinides, Untitled (Empleado de Telefonos de Mexico Electrocutado en el km 13 de la Carretera Mexico-Toluca), 1958. Christie's, 9 Nov 2017, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3884305.
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Enrique Metinides, Untitled (Empleado de Telefonos de Mexico Electrocutado en el km 13 de la Carretera Mexico-Toluca), 1958. Christie's, 9 Nov 2017, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3884305.
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