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Red World
George Earl Ortman (American, 1926–2015) · 1973
$1,062 price realized incl. premium
≈ £600≈ €883
Hammer $900 · with buyer’s premium $1,062
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on formed canvas over wood”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 56 h x 32 w in (142 x 81 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art (auctions/2004/05/modern-and-contemporary-art)
- Date
- May 16, 2004
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 304
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £565) (≈ €832)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 2, 2026
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