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Drawing (pencil) · ed. 942/1601
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Swatter (P. 81)
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) · 2007
$6,930 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,321≈ €6,415
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- Medium
- Multiple · Prints & multiples all multiple results →As published: “Gilded brass multiple”
- Edition
- 18/55
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 18/55 in felt-tip pen on the accompanying certificate of aut · Ai Weiwei signature
- Category
- Multiples & editions
- Dimensions
- 21 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 1/4 in. (53.7 x 11.1 x .6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030122)
- Date
- April 19, 2022
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 337
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £4,607 – £6,143) (≈ €5,554 – €7,405)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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