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James Surls, Knife Flower, 1981, carved and burned wood© Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) website ↗

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Knife Flower

James Surls (American, b. 1943) · 1981

$15,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £11,068≈ €13,225

Hammer $12,000 · with buyer’s premium $15,000

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Medium
Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →
As published: “carved and burned wood”
Support
Panel
Category
Design (named designers)
Dimensions
20 h x 41 w x 22 d in (51 x 104 x 56 cm)
Auction house
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Sale
Art + Design (auctions/2022/02/art-design)
Date
February 22, 2022
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Lot
163
Estimate
$4,000 – — (≈ £2,951) (≈ €3,527)
Source
Auction house lamodern.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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