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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)
    Wright · · Lot 113
    $15,000≈ £11,841≈ €13,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Vija Celmins, Jupiter Moon - Constellation, 1983, 3-color mezzotint and etching on Fabriano Rosaspina white paper
    Jupiter Moon - Constellation, 1983
    Engraving · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 61
    $8,750≈ £6,720≈ €7,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Vija Celmins, Untitled Portfolio, 1975, The complete set of four lithographs in colors, on Twinrocker Handmade Rag paper, with full margins
    Untitled Portfolio, 1975
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 20/75
    all I. 12 3/8 x 16 1/2 in. (31.4 x 41.9 cm) all S. 16 1/4 x 20 in. (41.3 x 50.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 62
    $37,500≈ £29,621≈ €35,106Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Vija Celmins, Starfield, 2010, Mezzotint and drypoint, on Hahnemuhle Copperplate paper, with full margins
    Starfield, 2010
    Engraving · Panel · ed. 6/30
    I. 23 x 32 3/4 in. (58.4 x 83.2 cm) S. 26 1/2 x 36 in. (67.3 x 91.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    $35,000≈ £27,646≈ €32,765Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Vija Celmins, Ocean Surface 2000, 2000, Wood engraving, on Zerkall paper, with full margins
    Ocean Surface 2000, 2000
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 41/75
    I. 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (21 x 25.7 cm) S. 20 3/4 x 17 1/8 in. (52.7 x 43.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 64
    $30,000≈ £23,697≈ €28,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Vija Celmins, Night Sky 1 (Reversed), 2003, Photogravure, aquatint, photoetching and drypoint, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins
    Night Sky 1 (Reversed), 2003
    Etching · Paper · ed. 44/65
    I. 16 x 19 1/2 in. (40.6 x 49.5 cm) S. 21 x 24 1/2 in. (53.3 x 62.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 65
    $7,500≈ £5,924≈ €7,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Vija Celmins, Untitled (Galaxy), 1986, Etching, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Untitled (Galaxy), 1986
    Etching · Paper · ed. 5/10
    I. 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm) S. 12 x 15 1/4 in. (30.5 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 66
    $13,750≈ £10,861≈ €12,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Vija Celmins, Ocean with Cross #1, 2005, Screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins,
    Ocean with Cross #1, 2005
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. AP
    I. 17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (44.5 x 57.2 cm) S. 24 1/8 x 28 5/8 in. (61.3 x 72.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 67
    $12,500≈ £9,874≈ €11,702Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Vija Celmins, The View, 1985, The complete set of five mezzotints, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins (some printed two to a sheet), bound (as issued), with poetry by Czeslaw Milosz, text in letterpress on Twinrocker handmade paper, contained in the original gray paper covered slipcase
    The View, 1985
    Engraving · Paper
    Portfolio 15 x 11 1/4 in. (38.1 x 28.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 68
    $7,500≈ £5,924≈ €7,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Vija Celmins, Untitled, 1995, Wood engraving, on Twinrocker paper, with full margins
    Untitled, 1995
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 44/47
    I. 5 x 5 in. (12.7 x 12.7 cm) S. 16 x 14 in. (40.6 x 35.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 69
    $11,875≈ £9,380≈ €11,117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗

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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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