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James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997)
$600 price realized incl. premium
≈ £305≈ €388
Hammer $500 · with buyer’s premium $600
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “red paper, gold thread, pink fabric”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Other
- Dimensions
- approximately 1000 x 21 3/4in (2540 x 53.3cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Modern, Contemporary and Latin American Art (16081)
- Date
- May 5, 2008
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 148
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,016 – £1,524) (≈ €1,294 – €1,940)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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