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Basement Doors
Adam McEwen (American, b. 1965) · 2010
£88,900 price realized incl. premium
≈ $142,516≈ €105,092
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “machined graphite on aluminum panel (in 2 parts)”
- Support
- Other support
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- overall 109.2 x 97.2 cm. (43 x 38 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010613)
- Date
- October 16, 2013
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 2
- Estimate
- £70,000 – £100,000 (≈ $112,217 – $160,310) (≈ €82,750 – €118,214)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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