Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Ten works from the Vollmond im Widder portfolio, 2004
Lithograph
Wright · Aug 6, 2026$3,840 ≈ £2,851 ≈ €3,327Sign up free to see price
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Freund mit Bart (Friend with Beard)
Sigmar Polke (German, 1941–2010) · 1965
£18,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ $24,347≈ €21,168
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolour on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed 'S. Polke' lower right
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010718)
- Date
- October 4, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 126
- Estimate
- £12,000 – £18,000 (≈ $15,582 – $23,373) (≈ €13,547 – €20,321)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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