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Auction result

Heat

Robert Gober (b. 1954) · 1989

Medium

Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →

As published: “The complete set of two hand-bound books in white leather with gilt title on the cover and metal spring clasps, text Heat by Joyce Carol Oates handwritten by Gober with lithographic endpapers, on Saunders paper, both books contained in the original purple linen-covered portfolio”

Support

Paper

Signed / inscribed

Signed in pencil by the artist and author on the justification page of the secon

Category

Lithographs

Dimensions

both books 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 1 in. (21 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm) portfolio 13 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 2 in. (33.3 x 23.2 x 5.1 cm)

Auction house

Phillips

Sale

Editions & Works on Paper (NY030223)

Date

April 18, 2023

Location

New York

Lot

412

Estimate

$1,000 – $2,000 (≈ £803 – £1,607) (≈ €911 – €1,823)

Source

Auction house phillips.com ↗

Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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