Lot 181 · Contemporary Art
drunk cop; don't take me for dumber [two works]
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 27 September 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3942784
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Burroughs, William. 1914-1997., drunk cop; don't take me for dumber [two works]. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2010, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3942784.
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Burroughs, William. 1914-1997., drunk cop; don't take me for dumber [two works]. Sotheby's, 27 Sep 2010, lot 181. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3942784.
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