© Rago Auctions — view on Rago Auctions website ↗An Untitled Print, 1981-82
Lithograph
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023$21,420 ≈ £17,400 ≈ €20,171Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Untitled
Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022) · 1985-2001
$4,227,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,152,831≈ €3,637,694
Hammer $3,350,000 · with buyer’s premium $4,227,000
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "BONTECOU 1985" lower right; signed and dated "BONTECOU 1985" on the reverse
- Category
- Pastels
- Dimensions
- 65 3/8 x 70 1/8 in. (166.1 x 178.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010326)
- Date
- May 19, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 3
- Estimate
- $1,200,000 – $1,800,000 (≈ £895,055 – £1,342,582) (≈ €1,032,702 – €1,549,053)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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