Lot 148 · Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction
standing nude, 1947-48
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,319–$37,978
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bowie/Collector Part II: Modern and Contemporary Art, Day Auction, London · 11 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4520199
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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R.a. Kenneth Armitage, standing nude, 1947-48. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2016, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520199.
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R.a. Kenneth Armitage, standing nude, 1947-48. Sotheby's, 11 Nov 2016, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4520199.
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