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Popeye
Paul McCarthy (American, b. 1945) · 1996
£15,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $21,836≈ €19,397
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “c-print”
- Edition
- 3/5
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Paul McCarthy signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 103.5 x 78 cm (40 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010216)
- Date
- February 10, 2016
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 246
- Estimate
- £12,000 – £18,000 (≈ $17,468 – $26,203) (≈ €15,518 – €23,277)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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