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Rock Cup
Ken Price (American, 1935–2012) · 1970
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $30,000 – $50,000 (≈ £23,118 – £38,530) (≈ €26,558 – €44,263)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “gouache, acrylic and ink on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled and dated ""ROCK CUP" PRICE '70" lower edge · Ken Price signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010918)
- Date
- November 14, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 400
- Estimate
- $30,000 – $50,000 (≈ £23,118 – £38,530) (≈ €26,558 – €44,263)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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