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Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$2,432 ≈ £1,799 ≈ €2,094Sign up free to see price
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The Upper Red
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1963
€594 price realized incl. premium
≈ $692≈ £516
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Farblithografie auf BFK RIVES (Wasserzeichen)”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 128/300
- Signed / inscribed
- Nummeriert sowie mit dem Stempel des Künstlers und verso dem Stempel des Herausgebers
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 50 x 65,5cm
- Auction house
- Van Ham
- Sale
- ONLINE ONLY | Made in America (1269)
- Date
- September 3, 2025
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Lot
- 67
- Estimate
- €400 – — (≈ $466) (≈ £347)
- Source
- Auction house van-ham.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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