Sale 1841
New York
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31 May - 1 June 2007
Price realised
USD 9,600
Estimate
Felipe Castañeda (Mexican B. 1933) Untitled signed, dated and numbered 'F. CASTAÑEDA 1992, I/VII' (on the base) bronze 19 x 12½ x 9½ in. (48 x 32 x 24 cm.) Executed in 1992. Edition one of seven.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin collection of Mexican Art. Gift from the above to the present owner.
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*This work is sold to benefit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Accordingly, this lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of this catalogue.
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