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Drawing (ink) · Canvas
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025$1,320 ≈ £989 ≈ €1,134Sign up free to see price
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Ku with Moons
Morris Graves (American, 1910–2001) · 1947
$12,255 price realized incl. premium
≈ £9,365≈ €10,638
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- Medium
- Tempera · Works on paper all tempera results →As published: “tempera on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Works on paper (other)
- Dimensions
- 25 x 15 in. (63.5 x 38.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY011025)
- Date
- November 21, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 182
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £9,170 – £13,755) (≈ €10,417 – €15,625)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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