Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Saturn Stamps (R. 28), 1995
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 151/200
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Drypoint—Ocean Surface (G. 1055)
Vija Celmins (American, b. 1939) · 1983
$16,770 price realized incl. premium
≈ £12,538≈ €14,448
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- Medium
- Drypoint · Prints & multiples all drypoint results →As published: “Drypoint, on Arches Satine paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 73/75
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 73/75 in pencil
- Category
- Drypoints
- Dimensions
- I. 7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20 x 25.1 cm) S. 26 x 20 1/8 in. (66 x 51.1 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030525)
- Date
- October 21, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 184
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £8,972 – £13,458) (≈ €10,339 – €15,508)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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