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Auction result
Passing/Posing (Surd Area)
Kehinde Wiley (American, b. 1977) · 2003
$27,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £20,357≈ €22,970
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor, metallic paint and graphite on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Kehinde Wiley 03" lower right · Kehinde Wiley signature
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 58 x 60 1/4 in. (147.3 x 153 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010617)
- Date
- September 19, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 185
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £11,104 – £14,805) (≈ €12,529 – €16,706)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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