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Drawing (pencil) · ed. 2/25
Chiswick Auctions · Jun 11, 2026£500 ≈ $668 ≈ €579Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Palimpsest
Kay Rosen (American, b. 1943) · 1990
$1,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £702≈ €808
Hammer $800 · with buyer’s premium $1,000
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “etching on Rives BFK paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 19½ h x 14 w in (50 x 36 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Art + Design (auctions/2018/04/art-design)
- Date
- April 19, 2018
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 285
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £702) (≈ €808)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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