Proverb
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Frederick Hammersley (American, 1919–2009) · 1958
$40,960 price realized incl. premium
≈ £30,611≈ €36,591
Hammer $32,000 · with buyer’s premium $40,960
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed again and dated again · Frederick Hammersley signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 20 x 20 in.
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Post-War & Contemporary Art X Made in California (29508)
- Date
- September 25, 2024
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 15
- Estimate
- $30,000 – $50,000 (≈ £22,420 – £37,366) (≈ €26,800 – €44,667)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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