Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Girl and Kite, 1965
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Wright · Jun 18, 2025$3,048 ≈ £2,265 ≈ €2,649Sign up free to see price
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Toboggan Toes
Karl Wirsum (American, 1939–2021) · 1997
$5,040 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,970≈ €4,652
Hammer $4,000 · with buyer’s premium $5,040
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on wood”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 17¾ h x 13⅝ w x 1⅛ d in (45 x 35 x 3 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Elevated: Art Via Chicago (auctions/2024/02/elevated-art-via-chicago)
- Date
- February 23, 2024
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 108
- Estimate
- $5,000 – — (≈ £3,939) (≈ €4,615)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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