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- Estimate
- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale, London · 17 February 1998
- Dimensions
- 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5755782
- Record
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John Currin, The Grandmother. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5755782.
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John Currin, The Grandmother. Christie's, 17 Feb 1998, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5755782.
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From the same sale Old Master & British Pictures Evening Sale · Feb 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremaster 4: T1: Ascending HACK Descending HACK | Mathew Barney (b. 1967) | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Crucifixion Clyde | Andres Serrano | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Marlene Dietrich (from Pictures of Diamonds) | Vik Muniz | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Saint Francis of Paola | Kehinde Wiley | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Bathroom | Inka Essenhigh | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| Family Tree | Zhang Huan | $35,000–$45,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Currin | Girl on a Fence | $27,720 | Phillips, Sep 2021 | |
| John Currin | Café Girls1997 | Bonhams, Feb 2015 | ||
| John Currin | Country Girl | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| John Currin | Untitled | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| John Currin | Untitled (double-sided) | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| John Currin | Dressing Up | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| John Currin | john currin | milestones | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| John Currin | The Dumpee | Sotheby's, May 2023 |
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