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Lot 185 · Contemporary Art

Beijing Wa Wa

Zhang Hui

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Estimate
$5,000–$7,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Contemporary Art, New York · 9 March 2011
Record ID
TB-2026-3986803
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Zhang Hui, Beijing Wa Wa. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2011, lot 185. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3986803.

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From the same sale Contemporary Art · Mar 2011

LotArtistEstimateResult
Anemone Jim Dine $150,000–$200,000
Phenomena Prism Yield Paul Jenkins $10,000–$15,000
Ferret with Barbell Viola Frey $10,000–$15,000
Study for National Trust Robert Longo $30,000–$50,000
Prisons in Context Peter Halley $90,000–$120,000
Untitled John Bock $6,000–$8,000

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