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Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 12, 2026$3,600 ≈ £2,678 ≈ €3,081Sign up free to see price
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Owl No. 1
Ben Shahn (American, 1898–1969)
$225 hammer
≈ £151≈ €170
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- Medium
- Drawing (crayon) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “1968 Litho "Owl No. 1" Crayon signed and with red artist stamp on left side”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and with red artist stamp on left side
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 23 7/8 x 13 1/8 in
- Auction house
- Clarke Auction Gallery
- Sale
- Clarke Auction Gallery sale, 2009-05-04 (94)
- Date
- May 4, 2009
- Location
- Larchmont, New York, United States
- Lot
- 194
- Estimate
- $1,000 – $1,500 (≈ £673 – £1,009) (≈ €756 – €1,134)
- Source
- Auction house clarkeny.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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