Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Feasting a Fawning Parasite, or Glutting a Harlot's Purse; from "The Song of the Wage Slave", 1994
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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William Copley (American, 1919–1996) · 1963
£22,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $29,635≈ €25,238
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- Medium
- Mixed media · Paintings all mixed media results →As published: “mixed media on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated 'cply '63' lower right · William Copley signature
- Category
- Mixed media
- Dimensions
- 62 x 73 cm (24 3/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010717)
- Date
- October 5, 2017
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 202
- Estimate
- £20,000 – £30,000 (≈ $26,342 – $39,513) (≈ €22,434 – €33,651)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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