Lot 173 · First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Pole Vaulter, David Tork, 1964
Harold Edgerton · dye transfer print, printed later
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, London · 8 September 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5651602
- Record
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Harold Edgerton, Pole Vaulter, David Tork, 1964. Christie's, 8 Sep 2006, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5651602.
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Harold Edgerton, Pole Vaulter, David Tork, 1964. Christie's, 8 Sep 2006, lot 173. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5651602.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Fall, 1958 | TAKEICHI HOTTA (b. 1940) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
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