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Blue Umbrella I
Alex Katz (American, b. 1927) · 1972
£3,375,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $4,144,163≈ €3,793,284
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- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'Alex Katz 1972' on the overlap · Alex Katz signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 86.7 x 121.9 cm (34 1/8 x 48 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (UK010619)
- Date
- October 2, 2019
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 14
- Estimate
- £800,000 – £1,200,000 (≈ $982,320 – $1,473,480) (≈ €899,149 – €1,348,723)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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