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Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$3,072 ≈ £2,272 ≈ €2,645Sign up free to see price
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Light in Itself
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1979
$27,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £21,141≈ €24,455
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- Medium
- Oil · Works on paper all oil results →As published: “Monotype with LeFranc oils, dry pigments and inks in colors on handmade paper, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed on the front and annotated
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- S. 25 x 30 3/8 in. (63.5 x 77.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030119)
- Date
- April 23, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 47
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,688 – £11,531) (≈ €8,893 – €13,339)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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