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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Nov 2013 Contemporary Day, New York · 14 November 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4211792
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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John Currin, Tropical Hospital. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2013, lot 460. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211792.
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John Currin, Tropical Hospital. Sotheby's, 14 Nov 2013, lot 460. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4211792.
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