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Jerrycan (Water)
Adam McEwen (American, b. 1965) · 2007
$1,008 price realized incl. premium
≈ £796≈ €932
Hammer $800 · with buyer’s premium $1,008
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “pressed steel, printed padlock, and Marfa water”
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 18½ h x 13½ w x 6½ d in (47 x 34 x 17 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition (auctions/2024/02/2021-art-the-chicago-edition)
- Date
- February 1, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 154
- Estimate
- $1,200 – — (≈ £947) (≈ €1,110)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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