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Elaine Sturtevant, Johns Painting With Two Balls, 1987, encaustic and paper collage on 3 joined canvases with metal brackets and 2 balls© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Johns Painting With Two Balls

Elaine Sturtevant (American, 1924–2014) · 1987

$680,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £529,554≈ €618,350

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Medium
Mixed media · Paintings all mixed media results →
As published: “encaustic and paper collage on 3 joined canvases with metal brackets and 2 balls”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Stenciled with artist's name and title and dated "PAINTING WITH TWO BALLS 1987 STURTEVANT" lower edge; further signed, titled and dated ““JOHNS PAINTING WITH TW
Category
Mixed media
Dimensions
65 x 54 1/8 in. (165.1 x 137.5 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th C. & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010719)
Date
November 14, 2019
Location
New York
Lot
3
Estimate
$500,000 – $700,000 (≈ £389,378 – £545,129) (≈ €454,669 – €636,537)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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