Sale 1659
New York
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10 May 2006
Price realised
USD 251,200
Estimate
Alex Katz (b. 1927) Fox II signed and dated 'Alex Katz 73' (upper right) oil on canvas 34 1/8 x 48 in. (86.7 x 121.8 cm.) Painted in 1973.
Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, London Acquired from the above by the present owner
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