Secret of the Sea

Jan Håfström (Swedish, b. 1937)

$57 price realized incl. premium

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Hammer $45 · with buyer’s premium $57

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Medium: Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic, cloth, clay and wood construction”
Support: Panel
Signed / inscribed: Signed and dated
Category: Acrylic paintings
Dimensions: 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4in.
Auction house: Bonhams
Sale: Discovery on Sunset (28867)
Date: May 30, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, United States
Lot: 193
Estimate: $1,200 – $1,800 (≈ £965 – £1,447) (≈ €1,117 – €1,675)
Source: Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Jun 23, 2013 · Bonhams
Period Art & Design, lot 7080
Bought in / unsold · est. $3,000 – $5,000
As catalogued
Jan Håfström, “The Secret of the Sea”, 1985-87
acrylic, cloth, clay and wood construction
31 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4in.
May 30, 2023 · Bonhams this result
Discovery on Sunset, lot 193
Sold $57Sign up to see · est. $1,200 – $1,800
As catalogued
Jan Håfström, “Secret of the Sea”
acrylic, cloth, clay and wood construction
31 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 11 3/4in.

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