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Gouache · Paper
Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2026$14,080 ≈ £10,504 ≈ €12,166Sign up free to see price
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Mercedes Matter (American, 1913–2001)
$2,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,999≈ €2,310
Hammer $1,800 · with buyer’s premium $2,250
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Pastels
- Dimensions
- 17½ h x 19½ w in (44 x 50 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- 20|21 Art: The Chicago Edition (auctions/2022/10/2021-art-the-chicago-edition)
- Date
- October 13, 2022
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 129
- Estimate
- $2,500 – — (≈ £2,221) (≈ €2,567)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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