Lot 44 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Study For 'Die Fremden' (The Strangers)
Thomas Schütte · gouache and crayon on paper
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- Estimate
- £200,000–£300,000 hammer ≈ $261,507–$392,260
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, London · 6 October 2017
- Dimensions
- 43 3/8 x 78in. (110 x 198cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893490
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Thomas Schütte, Study For 'Die Fremden' (The Strangers). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893490.
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Thomas Schütte, Study For 'Die Fremden' (The Strangers). Christie's, 6 Oct 2017, lot 44. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893490.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Place | Peter Halley | £120,000–£180,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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