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Photograph · Paper · ed. 1/3
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026$10,240 ≈ £7,781 ≈ €9,030Sign up free to see price
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Lighter Drop
Wolfgang Tillmans (German, b. 1968) · 2009
£20,160 price realized incl. premium
≈ $27,841≈ €23,228
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- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “inkjet print on paper mounted on aluminium, in artist's frame”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 2/3
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 79.1 x 64.1 cm (31 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (UK010221)
- Date
- April 16, 2021
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 297
- Estimate
- £25,000 – £35,000 (≈ $34,525 – $48,335) (≈ €28,804 – €40,326)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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