Lot 145 · Contemporary Art Online: NYC
to raise the water level in a fish pond (close up), 1997
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online: NYC · 20 July 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4681177
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zhang Huan, to raise the water level in a fish pond (close up), 1997. Sotheby's, 20 Jul 2018, lot 145. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4681177.
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Zhang Huan, to raise the water level in a fish pond (close up), 1997. Sotheby's, 20 Jul 2018, lot 145. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4681177.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled, 1996 | Wayne Thiebaud | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Y-S-15-63, 1963 | — | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Heart Drawing I, 1970 | Jim Dine | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Turning Point, 1988 | Charles Hinman | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| The Door, 1958 | Grace Hartigan | $4,000–$6,000 | |
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