Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗He Disappeared Into Complete Silence (Wye 1229), 1947-2005
Other · ed. 13/30
Bonhams · Apr 13, 2026$40,960 ≈ £30,519 ≈ €35,056Sign up free to see price
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The Smile
Louise Bourgeois (French, 1911–2010) · 2001
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph, on wove paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 21/25
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 21/25 in pencil
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- I. 8 3/4 x 7 in. (22.2 x 17.8 cm) S. 11 x 8 5/8 in. (27.9 x 21.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030217)
- Date
- October 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 279
- Estimate
- $1,500 – $2,500 (≈ £1,137 – £1,895) (≈ €1,276 – €2,126)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗The Happy House, from La Réparation (Wye 587), 2003
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Phillips · Oct 17, 2017$300,000 ≈ £227,445 ≈ €255,124Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Superman, from Myths, 1981
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Phillips · Oct 17, 2017$218,750 ≈ £165,845 ≈ €186,028Sign up free to see price
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Sweet Dreams Baby!, from Eleven Pop Artists, Volume III, 1965
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Paintings and Drawings: Stedelijk Museum Portfolio, 1990
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Photo © Heffel Fine Art Auction House — view this lot on Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗Sink (XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno), 1964
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