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
$7,095 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,292≈ €6,120
Hammer $5,500 · with buyer’s premium $7,095
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “India ink on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "CPLY 64" lower left · William Copley signature
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 23 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (60.3 x 47.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York (NY011126)
- Date
- June 16, 2026
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 180
- Estimate
- $7,000 – $10,000 (≈ £5,221 – £7,458) (≈ €6,038 – €8,625)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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