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For Kurt Blum
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1980
CHF 150,000 hammer
≈ $150,270≈ £113,155≈ €129,588
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “Acryl auf Papier”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 106,4 : 347,3 cm
- Auction house
- Kornfeld
- Sale
- Auction 269: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries - Part 1 (269)
- Date
- June 15, 2018
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
- Lot
- 54
- Estimate
- CHF 80,000 – — (≈ $80,144) (≈ £60,349) (≈ €69,113)
- Source
- Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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