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Acrylic · Canvas
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Peter Halley (American, b. 1953) · 1991
$176,400 price realized incl. premium
≈ £132,721≈ €145,617
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and Roll-a-Tex on two adjoined canvases”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Peter Halley Peter Halley 1991" on the reverse · Peter Halley signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 90 x 89 in. (228.6 x 226.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session (NY010920)
- Date
- December 8, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 449
- Estimate
- $200,000 – $300,000 (≈ £150,478 – £225,717) (≈ €165,098 – €247,647)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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