Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗The Sparkle of the Heart, c. 1950-60
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Towards Supra Celestial Powers
I. Rice Pereira (American, 1902–1971) · 1950-1960
$8,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,709≈ €6,584
Hammer $7,000 · with buyer’s premium $8,750
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 50 h x 40 w in (127 x 102 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Post War + Contemporary Art (auctions/2010/04/post-war-contemporary-art)
- Date
- April 27, 2010
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 156
- Estimate
- $10,000 – — (≈ £6,524) (≈ €7,524)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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