Lot 219 · Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
The Cigarette
Paula Rego · pastel on cardboard laid down on corrugated cardboard
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $114,100–$163,000
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 15 January 1998
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16in. (50.8 x 40.9cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5009690
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Paula Rego, The Cigarette. Christie's, 15 Jan 1998, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009690.
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Paula Rego, The Cigarette. Christie's, 15 Jan 1998, lot 219. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5009690.
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