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Auction result
Whispering silver
Emil Kosa Jr. (American, 1903–1968)
$10,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £6,214≈ €7,696
Hammer $8,000 · with buyer’s premium $10,000
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 30 1/4 x 40 1/4in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California and Western Paintings & Sculpture (20071)
- Date
- December 11, 2012
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 166
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £4,971 – £7,457) (≈ €6,157 – €9,236)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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