Photo © Cowley Abbott — view this lot on Cowley Abbott ↗Untitled (3), 1972, 1972
Aquatint · Paper
Cowley Abbott · Apr 21, 2026CA$1,600 ≈ $1,172 ≈ £867 ≈ €996Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"
Robert Ryman (American, 1930–2019) · 1970
$56,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £44,968≈ €49,841
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- Medium
- Other · Works on paper all other results →As published: “blue felt-tip pen on polyester, mounted on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled and dated "RYMAN 70 Bent Line Drawing 20" x 20"" on the overlap
- Category
- Works on paper (other)
- Dimensions
- 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (50.2 x 50.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th c. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010420)
- Date
- July 2, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 115
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £39,971 – £55,960) (≈ €44,303 – €62,024)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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