Lot 400 · Howard Hodgkin, Portrait of the Artist
untitled (fireworks display)
French School · on laid paper
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- Estimate
- £80–£120 hammer ≈ $105–$158
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Howard Hodgkin, Portrait of the Artist, London · 24 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4604603
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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French School, untitled (fireworks display). Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2017, lot 400. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4604603.
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French School, untitled (fireworks display). Sotheby's, 24 Oct 2017, lot 400. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4604603.
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