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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, Ocean Surface, 2006, Screenprint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Ocean Surface, 2006
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 2/4
    I. 20 3/4 x 26 7/8 in. (52.7 x 68.3 cm) S. 27 1/2 x 33 in. (69.9 x 83.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    $30,960≈ £23,148≈ €26,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Vija Celmins, Spider Web, 2009, Screenprint on wove paper
    Spider Web, 2009
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 11/117
    10 15/16 x 13 1/16in (27.8 x 33.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 82
    $4,864≈ £3,624≈ €4,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–5,500View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean with Cross #1) (R. p. 200), 2006, Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins
    Untitled (Ocean with Cross #1) (R. p. 200), 2006
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 11/108
    I. 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (44.5 x 57.2 cm) S. 24 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (61.3 x 73 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 72
    $13,970≈ £11,048≈ €13,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Vija Celmins, Ocean with Cross #1, 2005, lithograph on paper
    Ocean with Cross #1, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper
    17½ h x 22½ w in (44 x 57 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 106
    $17,640≈ £14,148≈ €16,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Vija Celmins, Ocean with Cross #1 (R. p. 200), 2005, Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins
    Ocean with Cross #1 (R. p. 200), 2005
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 97/108
    I. 17 5/8 x 22 1/2 in. (44.8 x 57.2 cm) S. 24 1/8 x 28 3/4 in. (61.3 x 73 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 272
    $27,940≈ £22,445≈ €25,465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Vija Celmins, Ocean with Cross #1, 2005, lithograph on paper
    Ocean with Cross #1, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper
    17½ h x 22½ w in (44 x 57 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 172
    $25,000≈ £21,645≈ €24,978Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Vija Celmins, Ocean Surface, 2006, Screenprint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Ocean Surface, 2006
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 45/45
    I. 21 x 26 3/4 in. (53.3 x 67.9 cm) S. 27 1/2 x 33 in. (69.9 x 83.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    $30,240≈ £23,220≈ €27,992Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Vija Celmins, Spiderweb (R. p. 210), 2009, Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins
    Spiderweb (R. p. 210), 2009
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 32/117
    I. 10 7/8 x 13 in. (27.6 x 33 cm) S. 17 3/8 x 19 in. (44.1 x 48.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 122
    $8,190≈ £6,258≈ €7,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Vija Celmins, Night Sky, 2005, Screenprint on Rives BFK paper
    Night Sky, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 7
    $25,000≈ £19,206≈ €23,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean with Cross #1), 2005, Screenprint on paper
    Untitled (Ocean with Cross #1), 2005
    Screenprint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 212
    $17,500≈ £13,432≈ €15,078Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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