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Vija Celmins

American · b. 1939 · Painter, Printmaker

Vija Celmins is a Latvian American visual artist best known for photo-realistic paintings and drawings of natural environments and phenomena such as the ocean, spider webs,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean), 1987-1988, oil on canvasUntitled (Ocean)Phillips · $7,748,000≈ £5,539,033≈ €6,483,139Sign up to see
  2. Vija Celmins, Untitled, 1969, graphite on acrylic ground on paperUntitledPhillips · $2,890,000≈ £2,325,394≈ €2,700,430Sign up to see
  3. Vija Celmins, Night Sky #3, 1991, oil on canvas, laid on wood panelNight Sky #3Phillips · $2,405,000≈ £1,435,392≈ €1,760,744Sign up to see

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  1. Vija Celmins, Concentric Bearings A (G. 3096, R. 16), 1984, Aquatint, photogravure and drypoint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Concentric Bearings A (G. 3096, R. 16), 1984
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 19/34
    I. 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (24.1 x 31.8 cm) S. 23 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (60.6 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 368
    $6,350≈ £4,891≈ €5,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Vija Celmins, Constellation - Uccello, 1983, aquatint and etching on Fabriano Rosapina
    Constellation - Uccello, 1983
    Aquatint
    9⅞ h x 13¼ w in (25 x 34 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 117
    $5,040≈ £3,843≈ €4,561Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Web 3), 2002, aquatint and drypoint on Hahnemühle Copperplate
    Untitled (Web 3), 2002
    Aquatint · Panel
    15 h x 19 w in (38 x 48 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 102
    $10,710≈ £8,835≈ €10,144Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Web 3), 2002, aquatint and drypoint on Hahnemühle Copperplate
    Untitled (Web 3), 2002
    Aquatint · Panel
    15 h x 19 w in (38 x 48 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 106
    $10,080≈ £7,920≈ €9,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Vija Celmins, Concentric Bearings A, B, C, and D, 1984, Four prints, including one aquatint, photogravure and drypoint and three aquatint, drypoint and mezzotints, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Concentric Bearings A, B, C, and D, 1984
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 3/34
    all I. various sizes all S. various sizes largest S. 24 x 18 1/2 in. (61 x 47 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 39
    $31,250≈ £23,692≈ €26,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Vija Celmins, Alliance, 1983, 3-color aquatint, mezzotint, and drypoint on Fabriano Rosaspina white paper
    Alliance, 1983
    Aquatint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 135
    $7,000≈ £5,650≈ €6,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Vija Celmins, Concentric Bearings, C, 1984, Aquatint, drypoint and mezzotint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins,
    Concentric Bearings, C, 1984
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 22/34
    I. 8 1/4 x 13 1/2 in. (21 x 34.3 cm) S. 20 1/4 x 20 1/8 in. (51.4 x 51.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 250
    $7,500≈ £4,893≈ €6,811Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Web 3), 2003, Aquatint with burnishing, scraping and drypoint, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins,
    Untitled (Web 3), 2003
    Aquatint · Panel · ed. 45/65
    I. 15 1/8 x 19 in. (38.4 x 48.3 cm) S. 20 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (51.1 x 61.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 256
    $10,000≈ £6,524≈ €9,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗

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