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Polly Apfelbaum

American · b. 1955 · Printmaker

Polly E. Apfelbaum is an American contemporary visual artist, who is primarily known for her colorful drawings, sculptures, and fabric floor pieces, which she refers to as… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Polly Apfelbaum, Rubbing Colours, 1995, oil and velvet swatches on cottonRubbing ColoursPhillips · £8,750≈ $11,079≈ €10,295Sign up to see
  2. Polly Apfelbaum, Baby Love 10; and Baby Love 11, 2005, Two unique woodblock monoprints in colors, on Hiromi handmade Kozo paper, the full sheetsBaby Love 10; and Baby Love 11Phillips · $10,795≈ £8,140≈ €9,507Sign up to see
  3. Polly Apfelbaum, Color Field Notes (Purple), 2009, Woodcut in colors, on Osamu handmade Japanese triple thick paper, the full sheetColor Field Notes (Purple)Phillips · $6,300≈ £4,555≈ €5,405Sign up to see

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Polly Apfelbaum, The Color Circle, 2004, dye, marker, ink and synthetic velvet on original handmade fabric
The Color Circle, 2004
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,664Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Three works from the Ceramic Love Beads series, 2016, glazed ceramic and embroidery thread
Three works from the Ceramic Love Beads series, 2016
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2026
$192Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Little Love 83, 2012, Unique woodcut in colours, on Hiromi handmade paper, the full sheet
Little Love 83, 2012
Phillips · Jan 20, 2026
£3,870Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Color Field Notes - Orange, 2009, Woodcut in colors, on Japanese handmade paper, the full sheet
Color Field Notes - Orange, 2009
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025
$5,160Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Baby Love 10; and Baby Love 11, 2005, Two unique woodblock monoprints in colors, on Hiromi handmade Kozo paper, the full sheets
Baby Love 10; and Baby Love 11, 2005
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025
$10,795Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Durham Dogwood, 2010, Variant woodblock print in colors on Sauders Waterford
Durham Dogwood, 2010
Wright · Dec 18, 2024
$2,772Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Tough Love, Lithograph on Okawara
Tough Love
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 29, 2023
$688Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Durham Dogwood, 2010, Variant woodblock print in colors on Sauders Waterford
Durham Dogwood, 2010
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,375Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Eclipse (Orange/Green), 1996, Monotype diptych with velvet collage in colors, on wove paper, with full margins
Eclipse (Orange/Green), 1996
Phillips · Mar 11, 2022
$1,386Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Durham Dogwood, 2010, Variant woodblock print in colors on Sauders Waterford
Durham Dogwood, 2010
Rago Auctions · Dec 15, 2021
$2,250Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Color Field Notes (Purple), 2009, Woodcut in colors, on Osamu handmade Japanese triple thick paper, the full sheet
Color Field Notes (Purple), 2009
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$6,300Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Let Your 'Freak Flag Fly', 2007, Marker in colors, on velvet, with full margins
Let Your 'Freak Flag Fly', 2007
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$882Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Power to the Flower, 2007, stenciled pigmented linen pulp paint on Abaca
Power to the Flower, 2007
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$750Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Yellow; Gray; and Color Wheel, from Color Field Notes, 2009, Three woodcuts in colors, Osamu (handmade Japanese triple thick paper), the full sheets
Yellow; Gray; and Color Wheel, from Color Field Notes, 2009
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021
$6,300Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Me Too, 2017, screenprint in colors
Me Too, 2017
Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021
$455Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Persephone (Pink), 2013, woodblock in colors on Hiromi handmade triple thick paper
Persephone (Pink), 2013
Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021
$5,000Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Mixed Blooms, 2005, hand-drawn ink on fabric
Mixed Blooms, 2005
Wright · Sep 30, 2020
$3,750Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Rubbing Colours, 1995, oil and velvet swatches on cotton
Rubbing Colours, 1995
Phillips · Dec 8, 2016
£8,750Sign up free to see
Polly Apfelbaum, Black Widow, 1994, velvet and dye on bedsheet
Black Widow, 1994
Phillips · Dec 7, 2023
Polly Apfelbaum, Two works: (i-ii) Wood Clovers (from Daisy Chain ), 1989, wood
Two works: (i-ii) Wood Clovers (from Daisy Chain ), 1989
Phillips · Feb 28, 2018

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