Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Blue Angel, 1973
Acrylic · Canvas
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2026€154,800 ≈ $179,057 ≈ £133,605Sign up free to see price
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The sun never sets
William Copley (American, 1919–1996) · 1982
€93,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $108,522≈ £81,540
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “Acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Monogrammed and dated · William Copley signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 97 x 130 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1111 Contemporary Art I (1111-1)
- Date
- June 2, 2018
- Location
- 02.06.2018 14:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 605
- Estimate
- €50,000 – €70,000 (≈ $58,345 – $81,683) (≈ £43,839 – £61,374)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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