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Drawing (ink) · Paper
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Thus Proving, Of Course, The Futility of Fighting Unionism and Ben Shan in an Adamant Mood as Gruff Says: A Pair of Works
Ben Shahn (American, 1898–1969)
$5,355 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,017≈ €4,513
Hammer $4,200 · with buyer’s premium $5,355
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor, ink and whiting on paper; ink on artists sketch paper laid down on board, respectively”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- image, 8 1/4 x 6in (21 x 15.2cm), sheet, 10 x 6 7/8in (25.4 x 17.5cm); 12 x 8 7/8in (30.5 x 22.5cm), respectively
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- American Art (26156)
- Date
- November 24, 2020
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 42
- Estimate
- $4,000 – $6,000 (≈ £3,001 – £4,501) (≈ €3,371 – €5,057)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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