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Al Held

American · 1928–2005 · Painter, Printmaker

Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Al Held, Summer of the Rock, 1978, oil on canvasSummer of the RockBonhams · $126,375≈ £109,425≈ €126,502Sign up to see
  2. Al Held, Cygnus I, 1989, acrylic on canvasCygnus IPhillips · $52,920≈ £39,816≈ €43,685Sign up to see
  3. Al Held, Florentine IV, 1980, acrylic on canvasFlorentine IVBonhams · $40,960≈ £30,611≈ €36,591Sign up to see

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  1. Al Held, Prime Moments IV, 1999, etching, aquatint, screenprint and lithograph in colors with hand-painting
    Prime Moments IV, 1999
    Etching
    23½ h x 50 w in (60 x 127 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 178
    $832≈ £621≈ €719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Al Held, Magenta, 1990, etching, aquatint and spitbite in colors on Somerset White
    Magenta, 1990
    Etching · Paper
    35½ h x 44⅜ w in (90 x 113 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 248
    $2,048≈ £1,523≈ €1,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Al Held, Stone Ridge 5, 1984, Etching And Aquatint on Wove Paper
    Stone Ridge 5, 1984
    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/20
    H 26.5" W 39"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1022
    $600≈ £452≈ €536HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
  4. Al Held, Stone Ridge 6, 1984, Etching And Aquatint on TH Saunders Wove Paper
    Stone Ridge 6, 1984
    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/20
    H 26.5" W 39"
    DuMouchelles · · Lot 1023
    $600≈ £452≈ €536HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at DuMouchelles ↗
  5. Al Held, Putu, 1988, spit bite etching and aquatint in colors on Somerset
    Putu, 1988
    Etching · Paper
    35½ h x 44½ w in (90 x 113 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 240
    $1,638≈ £1,275≈ €1,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  6. Al Held, Stone Ridge #4, 1983, etching in colors
    Stone Ridge #4, 1983
    Etching
    26½ h x 39¾ w in (67 x 101 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 242
    $875≈ £792≈ €902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Al Held, Stone Ridge #6, 1984, etching in colors
    Stone Ridge #6, 1984
    Etching
    26¾ h x 39 w in (68 x 99 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 244
    $1,625≈ £1,471≈ €1,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Al Held, Stone Ridge 1, 1983, etching on paper
    Stone Ridge 1, 1983
    Etching
    26¾ h x 39¾ w in (68 x 101 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 113
    $1,875≈ £1,542≈ €1,803Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Al Held, Straits of Magellan, 1986, Etching, on Arches paper, with full margins
    Straits of Magellan, 1986
    Etching · Paper · ed. 5/50
    I. 35 1/2 x 44 1/2 in. (90.2 x 113 cm) S. 41 1/2 x 51 in. (105.4 x 129.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 188
    $2,772≈ £2,129≈ €2,566Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  10. Al Held, Stone Ridge: four plates, 1983, Four etchings in colors, on wove papers, the full sheets
    Stone Ridge: four plates, 1983
    Etching · Paper · ed. 7/65
    all S. 26 5/8 x 39 3/4 in. (67.6 x 101 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 244
    $6,875≈ £5,244≈ €5,963Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
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