Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Untitled, 1958
Oil · Paper
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025$1,778 ≈ £1,325 ≈ €1,572Sign up free to see price
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Human Cocoons
Werner Drewes (American, 1899–1985) · 1946
$4,864 price realized incl. premium
≈ £3,629≈ €4,187
Hammer $3,800 · with buyer’s premium $4,864
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 6¼ h x 8⅜ w in (16 x 21 cm)
- Auction house
- Rago Auctions
- Sale
- American & European Art (auctions/2026/05/american-european-art)
- Date
- May 28, 2026
- Location
- Lambertville, New Jersey, United States
- Lot
- 185
- Estimate
- $2,500 – — (≈ £1,865) (≈ €2,152)
- Source
- Auction house ragoarts.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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