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Lot 85 · Contemporary Art/Turkish

The Split of the Roads

Bedri Baykam

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Estimate
£40,000–£80,000 hammer ≈ $53,933–$107,866
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art/Turkish, London · 15 April 2010
Record ID
TB-2026-3918044
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Bedri Baykam, The Split of the Roads. Sotheby's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3918044.

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Bedri Baykam, The Split of the Roads. Sotheby's, 15 Apr 2010, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3918044.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art/Turkish · Apr 2010

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Television is the Opium of the Masses Halil Vurucuoglu £4,000–£6,000
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Untitled Mubin Orhon £40,000–£60,000
Untitled Mubin Orhon £15,000–£20,000
Untitled Erol Akyavas £30,000–£50,000
Glitch VI Canan Tolon £12,000–£18,000

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