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Drawing (pencil)
Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023$945 ≈ £758 ≈ €880Sign up free to see price
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Energy Saving Bulb
Adam McEwen (American, b. 1965) · 2010
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Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,195 – £10,793) (≈ €8,378 – €12,567)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “graphite and light fixture”
- Edition
- 3/10
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- bulb 5 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (14 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm) installation dimensions approximately 64 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (162.6 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010521)
- Date
- June 24, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 444
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,195 – £10,793) (≈ €8,378 – €12,567)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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