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Butterfly Day #32 by Sam Gilliam, c. 1985, acrylic and ink on artist's handmade paper and wood in artist's frame, sold Sep 2017Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗

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Butterfly Day #32

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022) · c. 1985

$6,875 price realized incl. premium

≈ £5,115≈ €5,837

Hammer $5,500 · with buyer’s premium $6,875

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Medium
Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic and ink on artist's handmade paper and wood in artist's frame”
Support
Paper
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
44 h x 44 w in (112 x 112 cm)
Auction house
Wright
Sale
20th Century Art (auctions/2017/09/20th-century-art)
Date
September 28, 2017
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Lot
124
Estimate
$7,000 – — (≈ £5,208) (≈ €5,943)
Source
Auction house wright20.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 29, 2026

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