Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cat and I, 1936
Woodcut / linocut
Wright · Apr 29, 2026$28,160 ≈ £20,842 ≈ €24,056Sign up free to see price
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Shell
Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909–1977) · 1957
$109,650 price realized incl. premium
≈ £82,742≈ €96,159
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on Masonite”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "abercrombie '57" lower left
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 in. (10.2 x 12.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art (NY010626)
- Date
- September 26, 2026
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 39
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $60,000 (≈ £37,730 – £45,276) (≈ €43,848 – €52,618)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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