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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 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) ↗
  2. 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) ↗
  3. Vija Celmins, Saturn Stamps (R. 28), 1995, Offset lithograph, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Saturn Stamps (R. 28), 1995
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 161/200
    S. 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    $5,334≈ £4,191≈ €4,883Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Vija Celmins, Untitled, from The Stars, 2005, Etching and aquatint, on Gampi Chine collé to wove paper, with full margins
    Untitled, from The Stars, 2005
    Etching · Paper · ed. AP
    I. 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (27.3 x 34.9 cm) S. 13 x 16 in. (33 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 36
    $3,810≈ £2,994≈ €3,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Vija Celmins, Night Sky 3 (G. 1934, R. fig. 39), 2002-2003, Photogravure with burnishing, aquatint and drypoint, on Hahnemühle Copperplate paper, with full margins
    Night Sky 3 (G. 1934, R. fig. 39), 2002-2003
    Etching · Panel · ed. 65/65
    I. 14 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (37.5 x 47.6 cm) S. 19 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (50.2 x 60.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 100
    $12,065≈ £9,692≈ €10,996Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. Vija Celmins, Concentric Bearings, D (G. 1222, R. fig. 19), 1983-1985, Mezzotint, aquatint, drypoint, and photogravure, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins
    Concentric Bearings, D (G. 1222, R. fig. 19), 1983-1985
    Engraving · Paper · ed. 19/34
    I. 9 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (24.1 x 41.6 cm) S. 17 7/8 x 22 3/8 in. (45.4 x 56.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 273
    $13,970≈ £11,223≈ €12,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Saturn) (see R. fig. 23), 1985, Offset lithograph from a mezzotint with embossing, on wove paper, with full margins
    Untitled (Saturn) (see R. fig. 23), 1985
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 12/50
    I. 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. (6.7 x 6.4 cm) S. 10 x 8 1/2 in. (25.4 x 21.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 274
    $3,302≈ £2,653≈ €3,009Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Vija Celmins, Galaxy, from Untitled Portfolio (R. fig. 10), 1975, Lithograph, on Twinrocker Handmade paper, with full margins
    Galaxy, from Untitled Portfolio (R. fig. 10), 1975
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 47/75
    I. 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (31.8 x 41.9 cm) S. 16 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (41.6 x 51.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 99
    $12,065≈ £9,692≈ €10,996Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean), 1972, lithograph on Roll Rives
    Untitled (Ocean), 1972
    Lithograph · Paper
    6 h x 41½ w in (15 x 105 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 108
    $83,750≈ £72,511≈ €83,675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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About Vija Celmins

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, star fields, and rocks. Her earlier work included pop sculptures and monochromatic representational paintings. Based in New York City, she has been the subject of over forty solo exhibitions since 1965, and major retrospectives at the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London and the Centre Pompidou, Paris.

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