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Lot 5 · On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World

Entanglement

Ray Johnson · paper collage, gouache and graphite on paper laid down on board

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Estimate
$400–$600 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World, London · 11 January 2006
Dimensions
10½ x 7½ in. (26.7 x 19.1 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-5727007
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ray Johnson, Entanglement. Christie's, 11 Jan 2006, lot 5. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5727007.

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