Sale 7706
London
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12 February 2009
Price realised
GBP 70,850
Estimate
Yue Minjun (b. 1962) Contemporary Terracotta Warrior signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 2000-4' (on the lower back) acrylic and fiberglass 72 x 28 1/3 x 16 1/8in. (183 x 72 x 41cm.) Executed in 2000, this work is number four from an edition of twenty- five
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
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