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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, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
    Kyoto-Wa, 1985
    Woodcut / linocut
    27⅛ h x 40 w in (69 x 102 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 300
    $1,260≈ £992≈ €1,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  2. Al Held, Pachinko, 1989, woodcut in colors
    Pachinko, 1989
    Woodcut / linocut
    22¼ h x 30 w in (57 x 76 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 246
    $1,250≈ £1,131≈ €1,288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Al Held, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
    Kyoto-Wa, 1985
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    27⅛ h x 40 w in (69 x 102 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 278
    $1,000≈ £748≈ €882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Al Held, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
    Kyoto-Wa, 1985
    Woodcut / linocut
    27⅛ h x 40 w in (69 x 102 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 125
    $1,063≈ £823≈ €977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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