Lot 36 · Bowie/Collector Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction
La condition humaine
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $24,857–$37,285
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bowie/Collector Part I: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Auction, London · 16 November 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4522201
- Record
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Méret Oppenheim, La condition humaine. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522201.
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Méret Oppenheim, La condition humaine. Sotheby's, 16 Nov 2016, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4522201.
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|---|---|---|---|
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