© Kornfeld — view on Kornfeld website ↗Beuys Makes Documenta 8, 1983
Other
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Perfect Whisper
James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997) · 1978
CHF 2,200 hammer
≈ $2,404≈ £1,739≈ €2,025
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Letter in pencil on 8 sheets and 1 envelope”
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 12,1 x 23,4 cm, envelope; each 9 x 20,4 cm, drawings
- Auction house
- Kornfeld
- Sale
- Auction 274: Live Auction - Part 1 (274)
- Date
- September 3, 2021
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
- Lot
- 828
- Estimate
- CHF 2,000 – — (≈ $2,186) (≈ £1,580) (≈ €1,841)
- Source
- Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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