Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗No Basel Today, 1981
Gouache · Paper
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The Black Book
James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997) · 1969
$1,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,009≈ €1,317
Hammer $1,200 · with buyer’s premium $1,500
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “gold offset lithograph printed on black tissue paper and imaginary covers”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 19¼ h x 14¼ w in (49 x 36 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Prints + Multiples (auctions/2016/06/prints-multiples)
- Date
- June 23, 2016
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 136
- Estimate
- $1,500 – — (≈ £1,009) (≈ €1,317)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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