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James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997)
$15,600 price realized incl. premium
≈ £7,905≈ €11,595
Hammer $13,000 · with buyer’s premium $15,600
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “red paper with gold thread”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- approximately 1000 x 21 3/4in (2540 x 53.3cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art/Made in California (15222)
- Date
- May 22, 2007
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Lot
- 262
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $4,000 (≈ £1,520 – £2,027) (≈ €2,230 – €2,973)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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