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Lithograph
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Auction result
Stenographer
Willem de Kooning (American, 1904–1997) · 1948
$485,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £336,245≈ €425,625
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- Medium
- Oil · Works on paper all oil results →As published: “oil on paper on panel”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · Willem de Kooning signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 24 x 19 1/2 in. (61 x 49.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010316)
- Date
- May 8, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 32
- Estimate
- $400,000 – $600,000 (≈ £277,316 – £415,973) (≈ €351,031 – €526,547)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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