Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Woman Taken in Adultery, 1964
Drawing · Paper
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023$2,794 ≈ £2,287 ≈ €2,628Sign up free to see price
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William Copley (American, 1919–1996) · 1959
€137,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ $164,134≈ £117,600
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated · William Copley signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 33 x 41 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 1177 Modern/Contemporary Art - Evening Sale (1177-1)
- Date
- June 17, 2021
- Location
- 17.06.2021 18:00, Cologne
- Lot
- 4
- Estimate
- €30,000 – €40,000 (≈ $35,811 – $47,748) (≈ £25,658 – £34,211)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Auction 1177 Modern/Contemporary Art - Evening Sale · Lempertz · Jun 17, 2021
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