Photo © Nadeau's Auction Gallery — view this lot on Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗Nude Portrait Study of Sidney, 1965
Pastel · Paper
Nadeau's Auction Gallery · Feb 21, 2026Result not published
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Zero Mostel (American, 1915–1977)
$845 price realized incl. premium
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- Medium
- Gouache · Works on paper all gouache results →As published: “ink and gouache on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed lower right
- Category
- Gouaches
- Dimensions
- sight: 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches
- Auction house
- Capsule Auctions
- Sale
- Mostly Modern (mostly-modern-2021-05-27)
- Date
- May 27, 2021
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Lot
- 53
- Estimate
- $200 – $400 (≈ £141 – £282) (≈ €164 – €328)
- Source
- Auction house capsuleauctions.com ↗Retrieved Oct 12, 2026
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