Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗The Seven Deadly Sins, 1991
Woodcut / linocut · Board · ed. 70/90
Phillips · Nov 29, 2017$2,500 ≈ £1,866 ≈ €2,114Sign up free to see price
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The Seven Deadly Sins
William S. Burroughs (American, 1914–1997) · 1991
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,370 – £3,949) (≈ €2,808 – €4,681)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →As published: “The complete set of 7 woodcuts with screenprint in colors, on A.N.W. Crestwood Museum Board, the full sheets, with accompanying text pages, all contained in the original red stained plywood portfolio”
- Support
- Board
- Edition
- 70/90
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed · William S. Burroughs signature
- Category
- Screenprints
- Dimensions
- all S. 46 x 30 7/8 in. (116.8 x 78.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection (NY030117)
- Date
- April 18, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 346
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £2,370 – £3,949) (≈ €2,808 – €4,681)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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