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Jun 2026 · $681K
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Paintings: $1.3M medianSculpture/objects: $226K medianWorks on paper: $3.3K medianUnclassified lots: $1.9M median
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Hatje Cantz · 2008
MoMA Publications · 1991
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Christie’s concluded its Spring auction series in New York with a historic total of $1.79 billion, bolstered by the landmark sale of the Peggy and Dav…
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German collector Reinhard Ernst, 79, opened Museum Reinhard Ernst in Wiesbaden last year to house his collection of nearly 1,000 abstract works. The m…
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Morris Louis Spectrum

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745 5th Ave, New York, NY 10151, USA

Nov 3, 2018 — Jan 12, 2019

Morris Louis: Veils

Morris Louis

45 E 78th St, New York, NY 10075, USA

Sep 10, 2014 — Oct 18, 2014

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