Lot 172 · A Life In Art: The Mallin Collection Part II
Reassembling, from The Mechanism of Meaning
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- Estimate
- $800–$1,200 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — A Life In Art: The Mallin Collection Part II, New York · 20 June 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5224342
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Shusaku Arakawa, Reassembling, from The Mechanism of Meaning. Sotheby's, 20 Jun 2024, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5224342.
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Shusaku Arakawa, Reassembling, from The Mechanism of Meaning. Sotheby's, 20 Jun 2024, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5224342.
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| Upright Pines | Lucy Williams | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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| Ezra Pound: It is Pitiable (Fern & O'Sullivan 479) | Leonard Baskin | $500–$700 | |
| Study for Lakuda | Tobi Kahn | $500–$700 | |
| Autopsy #1 | — | $400–$600 | |
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