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William N. Copley

New York 1919 – 1996 Key West, Florida

”The 69 Steps”. 1973

Acrylic on Hessian. 63,5 × 106,5 cm (25 × 41 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.

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This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.
This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.
This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: William N. Copley. ”The 69 Steps”. 1973.

Estimate:

EUR 60,000

 

- 80,000

USD 70,600

 

- 94,100

Sold for:

107,950 EUR (incl. premium)

Auction 373

Friday, November 28th 2025, 4:00 PM

Information

Acrylic on Hessian. 63,5 × 106,5 cm (25 × 41 ⅞ in.). Signed and dated lower left: cply 73. Inscribed and titled with felt-tip pen in brown on the stretcher: 46 THE 69 STEPS (partially covered). There with a label of Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York, as well as an exhibition label of Lieu d'Art Contemporain, Sigean/France. [3267]

We would like to thank Anthony Atlas, William N. Copley Estate, New York, for kindly providing additional information.

Nolan/Eckman Gallery, New York / Private Collection, France / Contemporary Art. London, Phillips Auction, 3.07.2014, lot 221 / Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above-mentioned)

William N. Copley. Sigean, Lieu d'art Contemporain, 1999, cat. no. 15, ill. p. 15 (erroneously titled "Swan Lake")