Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗No Basel Today, 1981
Gouache · Paper
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James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997) · 1990-1991
$5,015 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,835≈ €4,171
Hammer $4,250 · with buyer’s premium $5,015
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “gold ink on black ink on napkin”
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 12 h x 13 w in (30 x 33 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art (auctions/2004/05/modern-and-contemporary-art)
- Date
- May 16, 2004
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 373
- Estimate
- $2,000 – — (≈ £1,131) (≈ €1,663)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 2, 2026
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