Sale 5682
London, South Kensington
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29 September 2010
Price realised
GBP 6,250
Estimate
Sean Scully (b. 1945) Wall of light Red Grey aquatint, in colours, 2002, on wove paper, signed in pencil, dated, titled and numbered 9/40, some faint handling creases, otherwise apparently in excellent condition, unexamined out of the frame Sheet 730 x 780 mm.
Provenance
Alan Cristea Gallery, London.
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