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    • David Smith (1906-1965)
    Lot 151 | PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK COLLECTOR Read more

    David Smith (1906-1965)

    Untitled

    Price realised

    USD 151,000

    Estimate

    USD 80,000 - USD 120,000

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    David Smith (1906-1965)
    Untitled
    signed and dated '1956 David Smith' (lower left); signed again and dated again '1956 David Smith' (on the reverse)
    oil on canvas
    16½ x 13½ in. (41.9 x 34.3 cm.)
    Painted in 1956.

    Provenance

    Margot Leavin Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

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    PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED NEW YORK COLLECTOR

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