Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untiled (SFM81-106), 1981
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Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026$11,520 ≈ £8,612 ≈ €10,034Sign up free to see price
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Happy death stone
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1960
€2,380 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Farblithografie auf BFK RIVES (Wasserzeichen)”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 59/90
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 63 x 87cm
- Auction house
- Van Ham
- Sale
- Discoveries (383)
- Date
- December 9, 2016
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Lot
- 770
- Estimate
- €1,000 – — (≈ $1,056) (≈ £839)
- Source
- Auction house van-ham.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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