Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Three butterflies (purple and pale green), 1985
Engraving · Paper
Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013$500 ≈ £315 ≈ €375Sign up free to see price
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Three Butterflies (C. 176-9)
Yōzō Hamaguchi (Japanese, 1909–2000) · 1985-91
$953 price realized incl. premium
≈ £700≈ €821
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- Medium
- Engraving · Prints & multiples all engraving results →As published: “Mezzotint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 32/90
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 32/90 in pencil
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- I. 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (11.4 x 11.4 cm) S. 14 7/8 x 11 in. (37.8 x 27.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030325)
- Date
- June 24, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 69
- Estimate
- $400 – $600 (≈ £294 – £441) (≈ €345 – €517)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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