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Lion
Gilbert&George (b. 1960) · 1980
£75,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $97,388≈ €84,670
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “hand-dyed gelatin silver prints, in artists' frames, in 4 parts”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled and dated '"LION" Gilbert and George 1980' lower right
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- each 60.5 x 50.5 cm (23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.) overall 121 x 101 cm (47 5/8 x 39 3/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010718)
- Date
- October 4, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 261
- Estimate
- £40,000 – £60,000 (≈ $51,940 – $77,910) (≈ €45,157 – €67,736)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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