Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗I know why the caged bird sings (Forever Free), 1995
Acrylic · Board
Lempertz · Dec 2, 2023€11,340 ≈ $12,332 ≈ £9,757Sign up free to see price
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(Forever Free) Blac ta da Basics
Michael Ray Charles (American, b. 1967) · 2000
$6,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £4,058≈ €4,864
Hammer $5,000 · with buyer’s premium $6,250
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic, latex, stain and copper penny on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 40 h x 38 w in (102 x 97 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Post War + Contemporary Art (auctions/2010/09/post-war-contemporary-art)
- Date
- September 14, 2010
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 298
- Estimate
- $12,000 – — (≈ £7,791) (≈ €9,339)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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