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Snail Shell with Flags
Gertrude Abercrombie (American, 1909–1977) · 1956
$27,720 price realized incl. premium
≈ £20,801≈ €25,005
Hammer $22,000 · with buyer’s premium $27,720
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on Masonite”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 3¾ h x 4¾ w in (10 x 12 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Elevated: Art Via Chicago (auctions/2024/10/elevated-art-via-chicago)
- Date
- October 1, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 111
- Estimate
- $20,000 – — (≈ £15,008) (≈ €18,041)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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