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Government

Robert Longo (American, b. 1953) · 1983

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate £3,000 – £5,000 (≈ $3,622 – $6,036) (≈ €3,465 – €5,775)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
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As published: “Screenprint in black and white, on wove paper, the full sheet, with grey-lacquered plastic multiple”
Support
Paper
Edition
9/15
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Screenprints
Dimensions
framed print 141 x 71.3 x 5.8 cm (55 1/2 x 28 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.) overall 202.2 x 71.3 x 38.7 cm (79 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Evening & Day Editions (UK030222)
Date
June 14, 2022
Location
London, United Kingdom
Lot
199
Estimate
£3,000 – £5,000 (≈ $3,622 – $6,036) (≈ €3,465 – €5,775)
Source
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Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2022 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Government, Phillips 2022

    Jun 14, 2022 · Phillips this result

    Evening & Day Editions, lot 199

    Bought in / unsold · est. £3,000 – £5,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Longo, “Government”, 1983

    Screenprint in black and white, on wove paper, the full sheet, with grey-lacquered plastic multiple

    framed print 141 x 71.3 x 5.8 cm (55 1/2 x 28 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.) overall 202.2 x 71.3 x 38.7 cm (79 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.)

    Edition 9/15

  2. Government, Phillips 2022

    Sep 14, 2022 · Phillips

    Evening & Day Editions, lot 303

    Sold £2,142Sign up to see · est. £1,500 – £2,000

    As catalogued

    Robert Longo, “Government”, 1983

    Screenprint in black and white, on wove paper, the full sheet, with grey-lacquered plastic multiple

    framed print 141 x 71.3 x 5.8 cm (55 1/2 x 28 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.) overall 202.2 x 71.3 x 38.7 cm (79 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 15 1/4 in.)

    Edition 9/15

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