Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 2019
Acrylic · Paper
Phillips · Jun 26, 2026£96,750 ≈ $127,884 ≈ €112,169Sign up free to see price
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Leonardo's Apartment
Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022) · 2000
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$51,200 price realized incl. premium
≈ £38,560≈ €45,776
Hammer $40,000 · with buyer’s premium $51,200
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on birch with piano hinges”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Sam Gilliam signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 42 x 81 x 10 3/4 in (106.7 x 205.7 x 27.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- Post-War & Contemporary Art (30809)
- Date
- May 15, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 151
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £37,656 – £52,719) (≈ €44,703 – €62,584)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 1986
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Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗New Orleans, 1979
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Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 19, 2023$37,800 ≈ £31,183 ≈ €35,802Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Untitled #8
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Photo © DuMouchelles — view this lot on DuMouchelles ↗Bluesette, 1991
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DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026$3,000 ≈ £2,248 ≈ €2,618Sign up free to see price
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Etching · ed. AP
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026$6,930 ≈ £5,136 ≈ €5,978Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled, 2019
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Phillips · Jun 26, 2026£96,750 ≈ $127,884 ≈ €112,169Sign up free to see price
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Lessender Man (Reading Man), 1972
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Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Rayy (Race Track), 1970
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