Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled (for Obama) (from the Artists for Obama portfolio), 2012
Lithograph · Paper
Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$3,072 ≈ £2,316 ≈ €2,744Sign up free to see price
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Diagonal with Black
Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015) · 1981-82
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- Medium
- Aquatint · Prints & multiples all aquatint results →As published: “Aquatint, on Arches cover paper, with full margins,”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 17/18
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 17/18 in pencil · Ellsworth Kelly signature
- Category
- Aquatints
- Dimensions
- I. 15 3/4 x 15 3/4 in (40 x 40 cm) S. 34 x 29 in (86.4 x 73.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030113)
- Date
- October 28, 2013
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 320
- Estimate
- $2,500 – $3,500 (≈ £1,548 – £2,167) (≈ €1,814 – €2,539)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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