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Acrylic · Canvas
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026$12,800 ≈ £9,474 ≈ €10,938Sign up free to see price
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Failure Drawing #33 Red Cloud
Pope.L (American, 1955–2023) · 2004–2006
$3,556 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,782≈ €3,271
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “ink, black marker, ballpoint pen, acrylic, stains and newspaper collage on joined brown paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Dated "9.9.06 4.14.06 8.23.04 9.14.06 9.16.06 8.3.04 9.15.06" lower edge and partially titled "#33" upper edge; signed "Pope.L" on the reverse
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (12.1 x 25.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection (NY050624)
- Date
- June 5, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 150
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,565 – £2,347) (≈ €1,840 – €2,759)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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