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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, Untitled, 1961, gouache on paper mounted to board
    Untitled, 1961
    Gouache · Paper
    18 h x 24 w in (46 x 61 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 1
    $10,000≈ £7,759≈ €9,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Al Held, Untitled, 1961, gouache on paper mounted to board
    Untitled, 1961
    Gouache · Paper
    18 h x 24 w in (46 x 61 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 2
    $10,000≈ £7,759≈ €9,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Wright ↗
  3. Al Held, Voo, 1959, Gouache on paper
    Voo, 1959
    Gouache · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 295
    $31,250≈ £19,337≈ €23,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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