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 (Gameboy)
Michael Ray Charles (American, b. 1967) · 1998
€37,800 price realized incl. premium
≈ $39,834≈ £32,454
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “Acrylic latex on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 98.5 x 85.5 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1212 Day Sale - Contemporary Art (1212-2)
- Date
- December 3, 2022
- Location
- 03.12.2022 11:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 423
- Estimate
- €7,000 – €9,000 (≈ $7,377 – $9,484) (≈ £6,010 – £7,727)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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