Photo © Lyon & Turnbull — view this lot on Lyon & Turnbull ↗OPUS XX, 1933/1957
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 59/150
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024£1,260 ≈ $1,577 ≈ €1,471Sign up free to see price
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Study for a Construction
Naum Gabo (Russian-American, 1890–1973) · 1931
$12,065 price realized incl. premium
≈ £9,941≈ €11,451
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- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, stamped with the artist's monogram and dated "N. Gabo 1931" lower left
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (13.3 x 19.7 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010623)
- Date
- September 27, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 101
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £4,944 – £6,591) (≈ €5,695 – €7,593)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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