Lot 145 · Contemporary Art Day Sale
Utopic love-in (from The objekte series)
Ruth Francken · print plates and chromed metal on wood
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 12 November 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4304447
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Ruth Francken, Utopic love-in (from The objekte series). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4304447.
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Ruth Francken, Utopic love-in (from The objekte series). Sotheby's, 12 Nov 2014, lot 145. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4304447.
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