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Alberto Vargas, Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!, pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper© Bonhams — view on Bonhams website ↗

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Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!

Alberto Vargas (American, 1896–1982)

$2,125 price realized incl. premium

≈ £1,638≈ €1,918

Hammer $1,700 · with buyer’s premium $2,125

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Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper”
Support
Paper
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
20 x 30in
Auction house
Bonhams
Sale
The Summer Sale (23887)
Date
August 9, 2016
Location
New York, United States
Lot
1061
Estimate
$2,500 – $3,500 (≈ £1,927 – £2,698) (≈ €2,257 – €3,159)
Source
Auction house bonhams.com ↗
Retrieved Oct 7, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2016 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!, Bonhams 2014

    Nov 19, 2014 · Bonhams

    American Art, lot 101

    Bought in / unsold · est. $10,000 – $15,000

    As catalogued

    Alberto Vargas, “Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!”

    pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper

    20 x 30in

  2. Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!, Bonhams 2016

    Aug 9, 2016 · Bonhams this result

    The Summer Sale, lot 1061

    Sold $2,125Sign up to see · est. $2,500 – $3,500

    As catalogued

    Alberto Vargas, “Cocktail Hour, April, Eh-Ehh!!!”

    pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper

    20 x 30in

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