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A Hollow Gesture
Robert Carston Arneson (American, 1930–1992) · 1980
$4,826 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,831≈ €4,625
Hammer $3,800 · with buyer’s premium $4,826
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “lithograph in colors”
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 40 h x 29⅞ w in (102 x 76 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- Post War & Contemporary Ceramics (auctions/2025/02/post-war-contemporary-ceramics)
- Date
- February 19, 2025
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 153
- Estimate
- $1,500 – — (≈ £1,191) (≈ €1,438)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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