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Southside Pool Hall
Ernie Barnes (American, 1938–2009) · 1971
$178,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ £136,503≈ €154,855
Hammer $140,000 · with buyer’s premium $178,300
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (30829)
- Date
- November 20, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 244
- Estimate
- $200,000 – $300,000 (≈ £153,116 – £229,674) (≈ €173,702 – €260,552)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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Lithograph · ed. 65/750
Abell Auction Company · Jul 16, 2026$1,500 ≈ £1,110 ≈ €1,308Sign up free to see price
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Abell Auction Company · Apr 22, 2026$1,063 ≈ £787 ≈ €906Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untitled, circa 1964
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Bonhams · Mar 4, 2026$25,600 ≈ £19,130 ≈ €21,976Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Today a Waitress, 1990
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Phillips · Feb 28, 2026$83,850 ≈ £62,245 ≈ €71,029Sign up free to see priceMore results for Ernie Barnes
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Group of Two Works on Paper, circa 1980
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026$14,080 ≈ £10,526 ≈ €12,264Sign up free to see price
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Lithograph · ed. 47/750
Abell Auction Company · Jul 16, 2026$1,750 ≈ £1,295 ≈ €1,526Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Abell Auction Company — view this lot on Abell Auction Company ↗Untitled
Lithograph · ed. 65/750
Abell Auction Company · Jul 16, 2026$1,500 ≈ £1,110 ≈ €1,308Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Two works: (i) Study Sketch; (ii) Study Sketch II, 1984
Acrylic · Paper
Phillips · Jun 16, 2026Unsold / did not meet reservePhoto © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Also in this sale
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Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025$368,800 ≈ £282,346 ≈ €320,306Sign up free to see price
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Acrylic · Panel
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025$279,900 ≈ £214,286 ≈ €243,095Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Jetty Fishing, 1982
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Mask II, 1991
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Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025$216,400 ≈ £165,671 ≈ €187,945Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untitled, 1985
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Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025$203,700 ≈ £155,949 ≈ €176,915Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untitled (Beveled Inner Band), 2004
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