Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Study for Equation, c. 1960-61
Mixed media · Canvas
Rago Auctions · Sep 26, 2025$8,890 ≈ £6,657 ≈ €7,617Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Plum over Pink from the Cool Series
Perle Fine (American, 1905–1988) · 1961-1963
$17,780 price realized incl. premium
≈ £13,560≈ €15,797
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "Perle Fine" on the stretcher
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 12 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (30.8 x 30.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art (NY011023)
- Date
- July 18, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 13
- Estimate
- $5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £3,813 – £5,339) (≈ €4,442 – €6,219)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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