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James Lee Byars, No Basel Today, 1981, Gouache and grease pencil on paper with gold glitter© Kornfeld — view on Kornfeld website ↗

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No Basel Today

James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997) · 1981

CHF 600 hammer

≈ $755≈ £557≈ €643

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Medium
Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →
As published: “Gouache and grease pencil on paper with gold glitter”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Monogrammed by the artist
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
39.5 x 22 cm
Auction house
Kornfeld
Sale
Auction 287: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries - Live Auction (287)
Date
September 9, 2025
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Lot
1082
Estimate
CHF 800 – — (≈ $1,007) (≈ £743) (≈ €857)
Source
Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
Provenance (2)
  • Urs and Rös Graf, Bern, by inheritance to
  • Private collection Switzerland

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