© Van Ham — view on Van Ham website ↗"21 NOV. 2003", 2003
Acrylic · Canvas
Van Ham · Oct 1, 2024€290,400 ≈ $321,937 ≈ £241,586Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Four Decades (OCT.13, 1970 / MAY 7, 1980 / NOV.22, 1990 / APR.16, 2000)
On Kawara (Japanese, 1933–2014) · 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000
$1,565,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,084,997≈ €1,373,409
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Liquitex on canvas in handmade cardboard box with newspaper clippings, in 4 parts”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · On Kawara signature
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- (i) 10 1/8 x 12 7/8 in. (25.6 x 33 cm) (ii) 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26.1 x 33.5 cm) (iii) 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.5 cm) (iv) 10 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. (26 x 34.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010316)
- Date
- May 8, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 16
- Estimate
- $1,500,000 – $2,500,000 (≈ £1,039,933 – £1,733,222) (≈ €1,316,367 – €2,193,945)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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