Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Blue Curve, from Fans (Axsom 217, Gemini 1349), 1988
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/25
Bonhams · Oct 7, 2025$51,200 ≈ £38,195 ≈ €43,888Sign up free to see price
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Black Curve
Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015) · 1988
$10,938 price realized incl. premium
≈ £6,757≈ €8,277
Hammer $8,750 · with buyer’s premium $10,938
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “lithograph on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 37¼ h x 84 w in (95 x 213 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Living Contemporary (auctions/2012/04/living-contemporary)
- Date
- April 26, 2012
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 141
- Estimate
- $8,000 – — (≈ £4,942) (≈ €6,054)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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