Lot 42 · Up Close An Evening Auction
Sciogliersi come neve al sole (Melting like the snow in the sun)
Alighiero Boetti · embroidery on canvas, in two parts
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $79,418–$105,891
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Up Close An Evening Auction, London · 3 October 2017
- Dimensions
- (i) 8 7/8 x 8 ¼in. (22.5 x 21cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3893884
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Alighiero Boetti, Sciogliersi come neve al sole (Melting like the snow in the sun). Christie's, 3 Oct 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893884.
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Alighiero Boetti, Sciogliersi come neve al sole (Melting like the snow in the sun). Christie's, 3 Oct 2017, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3893884.
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