Sale 1303
New York
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12 November 2003
Price realised
USD 47,800
Estimate
Philip Taaffe (b. 1955) Totem signed and titled 'P. Taaffe TOTEM' (on the reverse) monoprint collage, acrylic and enamel on linen 168 x 23¾ in. (427 x 60.5 cm.) Executed in 1989.
Provenance
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York
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