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
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Untitled SFE-056
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1989
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- Medium
- Aquatint · Prints & multiples all aquatint results →As published: “Aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins,”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- AP
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered `8/P8' in pencil
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- I. 8 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (22.5 x 14.9 cm) S. 17 1/2 x 13 in. (44.5 x 33 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030115)
- Date
- April 21, 2015
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 241
- Estimate
- $2,500 – $3,500 (≈ £1,679 – £2,351) (≈ €2,336 – €3,271)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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