Lot 243 · Post-War and Contemporary Day Sale
The Morgue (Death by Drowning II)
Andres Serrano · Cibachrome print in artist frame
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $4,641–$6,498
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY DAY SALE, London · 10 February 2005
- Dimensions
- image: 49 x 59½in. (124.4 x 151cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5845523
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Andres Serrano, The Morgue (Death by Drowning II). Christie's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5845523.
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Andres Serrano, The Morgue (Death by Drowning II). Christie's, 10 Feb 2005, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5845523.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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