Lightning Bolt, 1992
Etching · ed. AP
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 13, 2026$6,930 ≈ £5,136 ≈ €5,978Sign up free to see price
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New Movie 1
Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022) · 2008
$2,159 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,622≈ €1,861
Hammer $1,700 · with buyer’s premium $2,159
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “relief, archival inkjet”
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 32½ h x 29 w in (83 x 74 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (auctions/2025/08/editions-works-on-paper)
- Date
- August 6, 2025
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 217
- Estimate
- $1,500 – — (≈ £1,127) (≈ €1,293)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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