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Drawing (crayon) · Paper
Wright · Oct 13, 2026$2,816 ≈ £2,126 ≈ €2,517Sign up free to see price
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Lyre, Lyre Pants on Fire
Karl Wirsum (American, 1939–2021) · 1975
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$11,520 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,696≈ €10,297
Hammer $9,000 · with buyer’s premium $11,520
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on board with brads in artist's frame”
- Support
- Board
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 25 h x 24¼ w in (63 x 62 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Elevated: Art Via Chicago (auctions/2026/10/elevated-art-via-chicago)
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 108
- Estimate
- $10,000 (≈ £7,549) (≈ €8,938)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 18, 2026
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