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Oil · Canvas
Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025$19,050 ≈ £14,584 ≈ €16,545Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Composition
Emil Bisttram (American, 1895–1976) · 1963
$11,875 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,945≈ €10,609
Hammer $9,500 · with buyer’s premium $11,875
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on panel”
- Support
- Panel
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 23 1/8 x 27 7/8in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California and Western Paintings & Sculpture (23421)
- Date
- August 2, 2016
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 168
- Estimate
- $4,000 – $6,000 (≈ £3,013 – £4,519) (≈ €3,574 – €5,360)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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