Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Four Lines Oblique Gyratory - Tall Stem, 1978-1979
Sculpture · ed. 3/5
Phillips · Sep 25, 2025$141,900 ≈ £105,746 ≈ €120,879Sign up free to see price
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George Rickey (American, 1907–2002) · 1967
$90,300 price realized incl. premium
≈ £67,288≈ €77,852
Hammer $70,000 · with buyer’s premium $90,300
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “stainless steel and lead with marble base”
- Signed / inscribed
- Incised with the artist's signature and date "Rickey 67" on the base · George Rickey signature
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 95 x 10 x 29 in. (241.3 x 25.4 x 73.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art: Morning Session (NY010426)
- Date
- May 21, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 219
- Estimate
- $80,000 – $120,000 (≈ £59,613 – £89,419) (≈ €68,971 – €103,457)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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