Lot 30 · Victorian and Traditionalist Pictures
Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Dame Laura Knight · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £15,000–£20,000 hammer ≈ $29,255–$39,007
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian and Traditionalist Pictures, London · 5 June 2008
- Dimensions
- 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5447320
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Dame Laura Knight, Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Christie's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447320.
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Dame Laura Knight, Laugh, Clown, Laugh. Christie's, 5 Jun 2008, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5447320.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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