Lot 70 · On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World
Woman with hand to face
Nathan Oliveira · watercolor on paper
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — On the Shoulders of Giants: Making the Modern World, London · 11 January 2006
- Dimensions
- 25¾ x 19¾ in. (65.4 x 50.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5727029
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Nathan Oliveira, Woman with hand to face. Christie's, 11 Jan 2006, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5727029.
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Nathan Oliveira, Woman with hand to face. Christie's, 11 Jan 2006, lot 70. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5727029.
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| A Pair of George III Cut-Glass Candelabra Mounted As Lamps, | A PAIR OF GEORGE III CUT-GLASS CANDELABRA MOUNTED AS LAMPS, | $2,500–$3,500 | |
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