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Mernet Larsen, Holding Back, 1988, oil on canvas, in artist's frame© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Holding Back

Mernet Larsen (American, b. 1940) · 1988

$30,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £23,290≈ €26,826

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on canvas, in artist's frame”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed "Mernet Larsen" on the stretcher
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
51 x 47 1/2 in. (129.5 x 120.7 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010519)
Date
May 15, 2019
Location
New York
Lot
329
Estimate
$30,000 – $40,000 (≈ £23,290 – £31,053) (≈ €26,826 – €35,769)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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