Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled (SF89-303), 1989
Acrylic · Paper
Rago Auctions · Sep 23, 2026$153,600 ≈ £115,697 ≈ €134,607Sign up free to see price
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La primavera fredda (SFE-071RC)
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1988
$10,795 price realized incl. premium
≈ £8,034≈ €9,167
Hammer $8,500 · with buyer’s premium $10,795
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “etching and aquatint in colors on Fabriano”
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 38⅝ h x 78½ w in (98 x 199 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (auctions/2025/12/editions-works-on-paper)
- Date
- December 16, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 235
- Estimate
- $8,000 (≈ £5,954) (≈ €6,793)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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