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Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$2,432 ≈ £1,799 ≈ €2,094Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Blue Balls
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · circa 1960
$48,640 price realized incl. premium
≈ £36,632≈ €43,487
Hammer $38,000 · with buyer’s premium $48,640
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “gouache on paper laid on Masonite”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Gouaches
- Dimensions
- 25 7/8 x 19 7/8 in (65.6 x 50.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (30809)
- Date
- May 15, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 102
- Estimate
- $20,000 – $30,000 (≈ £15,063 – £22,594) (≈ €17,881 – €26,822)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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