Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Lyre Eight (SFS-134), 1972
Screenprint
Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$4,096 ≈ £3,087 ≈ €3,659Sign up free to see priceImage courtesy Cottone Auctions
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Lyre Eight
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994)
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- Medium
- Screenprint · Prints & multiples all screenprint results →As published: “Silkscreen”
- Edition
- 26/50
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and edition numbered 26/50
- Category
- Screenprints
- Dimensions
- 42 1/2 x 54 1/2 in.
- Auction house
- Cottone Auctions
- Sale
- Fine Art Antiques (156)
- Date
- March 27, 2021
- Location
- Geneseo, United States
- Lot
- 118
- Estimate
- —
- Source
- Auction house cottoneauctions.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗Sans titre I, Rome 1987
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Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗An Other Set – Y (triptych) (from the Pasadena Box suite), 1964
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Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Untitled, 1989
Acrylic · Paper
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 13, 2026€90,300 ≈ $104,450 ≈ £77,936Sign up free to see price
Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Untitled, 1992
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Ketterer Kunst · Jun 13, 2026€96,750 ≈ $111,911 ≈ £83,503Sign up free to see price![Untitled [SFE-043] by Sam Francis, 1987, aquatint in colors on BFK Rives, sold Jun 2026](/img/lot/cmuj69xexj23w8pxp6mkk/small)
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled [SFE-043], 1987
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Lyre Eight (SFS-134), 1972
Screenprint
Rago Auctions · Oct 14, 2026$4,096 ≈ £3,087 ≈ €3,659Sign up free to see price
Photo © Palm Beach Modern Auctions — view on Palm Beach Modern Auctions websiteFor Thirteen
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Oct 10, 2026$2,944 ≈ £2,227 ≈ €2,627Sign up free to see price
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗The Upper Red, 1963
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Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€1,700 ≈ $1,939 ≈ £1,463Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled (SFP85-20), 1985
Acrylic · Canvas
Rago Auctions · Sep 23, 2026$11,520 ≈ £8,677 ≈ €10,096Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled (SF89-303), 1989
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Rago Auctions · Sep 23, 2026$153,600 ≈ £115,697 ≈ €134,607Sign up free to see price
Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗Métal II (from the vegetable series), Santa Monica, 1971
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PIASA · Sep 23, 2026€2,886 ≈ $3,293 ≈ £2,481Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
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Paysage de Baucis (Self Portrait with Hat), 1966
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Swirling Leaf Table Lamp
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Composition #3, 1957
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Grant's (from the Urban Landscapes I portfolio), 1972
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗The Whale as a Dish (from The Waves series), 1989
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Fun House Mirror #2, 1991
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Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Alex/Reduction Print, 1993
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