Lot 238 · Art of the Game
Sketch of the north face of Mount Everest
Theodore Howard Somervell · pen and ink on paper
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $526–$876
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Art of the Game, New York · 13 April 2006
- Dimensions
- 5 5/16 x 6 9/16in. (13.5 x 16.7cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5696160
- Record
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Theodore Howard Somervell, Sketch of the north face of Mount Everest. Christie's, 13 Apr 2006, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5696160.
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Theodore Howard Somervell, Sketch of the north face of Mount Everest. Christie's, 13 Apr 2006, lot 238. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5696160.
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