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) · 1964
€10,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ $11,291≈ £8,505
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- Medium
- Drawing (charcoal) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Charcoal on card”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated · William Copley signature
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 48 x 60.8 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1188 Day Sale - Contemporary Art (1188-2)
- Date
- December 4, 2021
- Location
- 04.12.2021 11:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 375
- Estimate
- €8,000 – €10,000 (≈ $9,033 – $11,291) (≈ £6,804 – £8,505)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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