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Lot 262 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction

‘No number # 12 (After Augustine’s Confessions)’

Joseph Kosuth · silkscreen on aluminium, in two parts

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Estimate
Result
upcoming — 7 October 2016
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 7 October 2016
Dimensions
each: 78 ¾ x 78 ¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4001297
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Kosuth, ‘No number # 12 (After Augustine’s Confessions)’. Christie's, 7 Oct 2016, lot 262. offered, result not yet recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001297.

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Joseph Kosuth, ‘No number # 12 (After Augustine’s Confessions)’. Christie's, 7 Oct 2016, lot 262. offered, result not yet recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4001297.

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