Lot 198 · Prints Unlimited
The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin
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- Estimate
- $500–$700 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Rago — Prints Unlimited, Lambertville · 13 March 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-820685
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tess Jaray, The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin. Rago, 13 Mar 2026, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-820685.
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Tess Jaray, The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin. Rago, 13 Mar 2026, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-820685.
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