Lot 33 · Post War & Contemporary Art
Biomorphic Abstraction , 1946-48
Melville Price · mixed media on heavy wove paper
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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Freeman's | Hindman — Post War & Contemporary Art, Chicago · 28 September 2023
- Dimensions
- 36 x 24 inches.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1157607
- Record
- first seen 22 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Melville Price, Biomorphic Abstraction , 1946-48. Freeman's | Hindman, 28 Sep 2023, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1157607.
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Melville Price, Biomorphic Abstraction , 1946-48. Freeman's | Hindman, 28 Sep 2023, lot 33. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1157607.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (White Square) , 2017 | Robert Moreland | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Untitled, 1973 | Tadaaki Kuwayama | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Untitled from Solutions de Continuities, c. 1965 | Hisao Domoto | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| 1-2 3-4 , 1979 | Sol Lewitt | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled , 2001 | Sol Lewitt | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Wpb36-617 , 2017 | Audrey Keeperman | $10,000–$15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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