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Start Date

Thursday, November 16, 2017

End Date

Thursday, November 16, 2017

Venue

Christie's Auction House

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Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Session

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contemporary art

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John Sloan, Sunday, Women Drying Their Hair, 1912. Oil on canvas. 26 1/8 in. x 32 1/8 in. (66.36 cm x 81.6 cm). Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.

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