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Lot 24 · FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art

4-8-63

David Smith · ink on paper

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Estimate
$20,000–$30,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art, New York · 4 March 2016
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (39.3 x 52 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-4062599
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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David Smith, David Smith 4-8-63. Christie's, 4 Mar 2016, lot 24. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4062599.

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