Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untiled (SFM81-106), 1981
Print (other) · Paper
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026$11,520 ≈ £8,612 ≈ €10,034Sign up free to see price
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Chinese Opal (SF 101) (L. L111)
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1970
$6,930 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,321≈ €6,415
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and annotated
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- S. 35 1/8 x 25 1/8 in. (89.2 x 63.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030122)
- Date
- April 19, 2022
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 212
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,304 – £3,839) (≈ €2,777 – €4,628)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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