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Acrylic · Panel
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Karl Wirsum (American, 1939–2021)
$2,816 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,126≈ €2,517
Hammer $2,200 · with buyer’s premium $2,816
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- Medium
- Drawing (crayon) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “crayon on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 24 h x 18 w in (61 x 46 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
- 117
- Estimate
- $3,000 (≈ £2,265) (≈ €2,681)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 18, 2026
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