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Auction result
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)
John Cage (American, 1912–1992) · 1983
$17,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £11,418≈ €15,893
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- Medium
- Drypoint · Prints & multiples all drypoint results →As published: “Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 13/25
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · John Cage signature
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- all I. 6 7/8 x 21 in. (17.5 x 53.3 cm) all S. 9 1/8 x 23 1/4 in. (23.2 x 59.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030215)
- Date
- October 26, 2015
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 45
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £5,220 – £7,829) (≈ €7,265 – €10,898)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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