Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Nuclear War Head, 1984
Acrylic · Paper
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026$19,200 ≈ £14,589 ≈ €16,931Sign up free to see price
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Robert Carston Arneson (American, 1930–1992) · 1986
$80,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £64,169≈ €74,536
Hammer $72,000 · with buyer’s premium $80,000
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “bronze, ceramic and wood”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Sculpture
- Dimensions
- 73 x 15 1/2 x 15 in.
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Post War & Contemporary Art X Made in California (28412)
- Date
- September 13, 2023
- Location
- Los Angeles, United States
- Lot
- 81
- Estimate
- $100,000 – $150,000 (≈ £80,212 – £120,318) (≈ €93,171 – €139,756)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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