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Watercolor · Paper
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026$4,800 ≈ £3,612 ≈ €4,218Sign up free to see price
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Sala de Lectura Babel (Babel Reading Room)
Los Carpinteros (Cuban, b. 1994) · 2017
$12,700 price realized incl. premium
≈ £10,728≈ €12,044
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “corten steel”
- Edition
- 3/5
- Signed / inscribed
- incised with the artist collective's initials, title, inscription and date "SALA DE LECTURA BABEL LC 17 29 - 3/5" on the reverse
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 31 5/8 x 29 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (80.3 x 74.9 x 77.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010123)
- Date
- March 8, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 195
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £10,137 – £15,205) (≈ €11,380 – €17,070)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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