Photo © Sworders — view this lot on Sworders ↗Galaxy', from Untitled Portfolio, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 8/75
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Ocean, from Untitled Portfolio
Vija Celmins (American, b. 1939) · 1975
$30,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £21,485≈ €24,564
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on Twinrocker Handmade Rag paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 69/75
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- I. 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (31.8 x 41.9 cm) S. 16 1/4 x 20 in. (41.3 x 50.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030118)
- Date
- April 24, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 374
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £5,729 – £8,594) (≈ €6,550 – €9,826)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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