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Ernest Briggs #6,676Established

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personAmerican, 1923–1984
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Selected Works23

Museum Acquisitions

8 Institutions
Whitney
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
SFMOMA
Tate
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Oakland Museum of California
Crocker Art Museum
University Museum of Contemporary Art

Previous Sales 7

Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1955
$52,500
Nov 2011
Christie's
Untitled (#309)
Untitled (#309), 1960
$49,000
Jan 2008
Phillips
Yellowlight
Yellowlight
$6,350
Hôtel Drouot
1923-1984 Sans titre
1923-1984 Sans titre, 1923
Unknown
May 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Composition
Composition
$630
Nov 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Bought In
Sep 2018
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Marseille
Marseille, 1940
Bidding closed
Oil and resin on canvas

For Sale 5

Jarrett McCusker · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1963
US$9,500
Acrylic on canvas
Taylor | Graham · Artsy
Untitled Abstract
Untitled Abstract, 1959
US$12,000
Watercolor on paper
Berry Campbell Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1968
Price on request
Acrylic on canvas
Shamnoski Gallery · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1974
Price on request
Charcoal on paper
Waterline Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled #222
Untitled #222, 1959
US$30,000
Oil on canvas
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Market42 auction results

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$630 – $52.5K
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$27.1K
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$630
1 priced paintings lots
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Nov 2023 · $630
Latest priced sale: Composition
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Paintings: $630 median
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Los Angeles Modern AuctionsHôtel Drouot
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Ernest Briggs dies
Jan 1, 1984
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Ernest Briggs born
Jan 1, 1923
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