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Joe Brainard, Born to Lose, 1970, watercolor and pencil on paper© Rago Auctions — view on Rago Auctions website ↗

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Born to Lose

Joe Brainard (American, 1942–1994) · 1970

$45,360 price realized incl. premium

≈ £37,512≈ €42,999

Hammer $36,000 · with buyer’s premium $45,360

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Medium
Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →
As published: “watercolor and pencil on paper”
Support
Paper
Category
Watercolors
Dimensions
10 h x 7⅞ w in (25 x 20 cm)
Auction house
Rago Auctions
Sale
Post War & Contemporary Art (auctions/2023/03/post-war-contemporary-art)
Date
March 15, 2023
Location
Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
Lot
120
Estimate
$2,000 – — (≈ £1,654) (≈ €1,896)
Source
Auction house ragoarts.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

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