Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Spooning (Engberg 72, Cirrus p. 345), 1973
Lithograph · ed. AP
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026$6,400 ≈ £4,780 ≈ €5,577Sign up free to see price
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Boiling Blood, Fly
Ed Ruscha (American, b. 1937) · 1969
$8,125 price realized incl. premium
≈ £7,104≈ €8,093
Hammer $6,500 · with buyer’s premium $8,125
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “lithograph in colors on calendered BFK Rives”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 7⅞ h x 9¾ w in (20 x 25 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- Post war & Contemporary Art (auctions/2022/11/post-war-contemporary-art)
- Date
- November 9, 2022
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 116
- Estimate
- $8,000 – — (≈ £6,995) (≈ €7,969)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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