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Thu, Apr 21, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 233

Monumental William King Aluminum Sculpture

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

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$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(New York, 1925-2015)

Babysitter, 1974, signed on proper left arm "William King, 1974", aluminum, 94 x 153 x 37-1/2 in.

Exhibited: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Hunter Museum of Art, 1989

Provenance: Heath Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased in September 1986 for $35,000 (accompanied by original receipt); Estate of Sharon Mills, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Condition

some grime, discolorations from weathering

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