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Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

American, 1921-2012

LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.” 

Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.

In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.

In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.

In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009. 

Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others. 

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Artist: Leroy Neiman
LeRoy Neiman, "The Great Secretariat", 27x34 Signed Limited Edition Serigraph
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
The featured serigraph portrays Secretariat in full stride, nearly airborne, characteristically stretching toward the finish line. The red-hued horse and his jockey (Ron Turcotte) we...
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20th Century Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Archival Pigment

Prowling Leopard
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Prowling Leopard" 2003 is an original color serigraph by noted American artist LeRoy Neiman, 1921-2012. It is hand signed and numbered 64/425 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 26.5 x 35 inches, framed size is 40 x 48 inches. It is custom framed in a gold frame, with fabric matting and green/gold spacer. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Mr. Neiman's kinetic, quickly executed paintings and drawings, many of them published in Playboy, offered his fans gaudily colored visual reports on heavyweight boxing matches, Super Bowl games and Olympic contests, as well as social panoramas like the horse races at Deauville, France, and the Cannes Film Festival. Quite consciously, he cast himself in the mold of French Impressionists like Toulouse-Lautrec, Renoir and Degas, chroniclers of public life who found rich social material at racetracks, dance halls and cafes. Mr. Neiman often painted or sketched on live television. With the camera recording his progress at the sketchpad or easel, he interpreted the drama of Olympic Games and Super Bowls for an audience of millions. When Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky faced off in Reykjavik, Iceland, to decide the world chess championship, Mr. Neiman was there, sketching. He was on hand to capture Federico Fellini directing "8 ½" and the Kirov Ballet performing in the Soviet Union. In popularity, Mr. Neiman rivaled American favorites like Norman Rockwell, Grandma Moses and Andrew Wyeth. A prolific one-man industry, he generated hundreds of paintings, drawings, watercolors, limited-edition serigraph prints and coffee-table books yearly, earning gross annual revenue in the tens of millions of dollars. Although he exhibited constantly and his work was included in the collections of dozens of museums around the world, critical respect eluded him. Mainstream art critics either ignored him completely or, if forced to consider his work, dismissed it with contempt as garish and superficial — magazine illustration with pretensions. Mr. Neiman professed not to care. Maybe the critics are right," he told American Artist magazine in 1995. "But what am I supposed to do about it — stop painting, change my work completely? I go back into the studio, and there I am at the easel again. I enjoy what I'm doing and feel good working. Other thoughts are just crowded out." His image suggested an artist well beyond the reach of criticism. A dandy and bon vivant, he cut an arresting figure with his luxuriant ear-to-ear mustache, white suits, flashy hats and Cuban cigars. "He quite intentionally invented himself as a flamboyant artist not unlike Salvador Dalí, in much the same way that I became Mr. Playboy in the late '50s," Hugh Hefner told Cigar Aficionado magazine in 1995. LeRoy Runquist was born on June 8, 1921, in St. Paul. His father, a railroad worker, deserted the family when LeRoy was quite young, and the boy took the surname of his stepfather. He showed a flair for art at an early age. While attending a local Roman Catholic school, he impressed schoolmates by drawing ink tattoos on their arms during recess. As a teenager, he earned money doing illustrations for local grocery stores. "I'd sketch a turkey, a cow, a fish, with the prices," he told Cigar Aficionado. "And then I had the good sense to draw the guy who owned the store. This gave me tremendous power as a kid." After being drafted into the Army in 1942, he served as a cook in the European theater but in his spare time painted risqué murals on the walls of kitchens and mess halls. The Army's Special Services Division, recognizing his talent, put him to work painting stage sets for Red Cross shows when he was stationed in Germany after the war. On leaving the military, he studied briefly at the St. Paul School of Art (now the Minnesota Museum of American Art) before enrolling in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where, after four years of study, he taught figure drawing and fashion illustration throughout the 1950s. When the janitor of the apartment building next door to his threw out half-empty cans of enamel house paint, Mr. Neiman found his métier. Experimenting with the new medium, he embraced a rapid style of applying paint to canvas imposed by the free-flowing quality of the house paint. While doing freelance fashion illustration for the Carson Pirie Scott department store in Chicago in the early 1950s, he became friendly with Mr. Hefner, a copywriter there who was on the verge of publishing the first issue of a men's magazine. In 1954, after five issues of Playboy had appeared, Mr. Neiman ran into Mr. Hefner and invited him to his apartment to see his paintings of boxers, strip clubs and restaurants. Mr. Hefner, impressed, showed the work to Playboy's art director, Art Paul, who commissioned an illustration for "Black Country," a story by Charles Beaumont about a jazz musician. Thus began a relationship that endured for more than half a century and established Mr. Neiman's reputation. In 1955, when Mr. Hefner decided that the party-jokes page needed visual interest, Mr. Neiman came up with the Femlin, a curvaceous brunette who cavorted across the page in thigh-high stockings, high-heeled shoes, opera gloves and nothing else. She appeared in every issue of the magazine thereafter. Three years later, Mr. Neiman devised a running feature, "Man at His Leisure." For the next 15 years, he went on assignment to glamour spots around the world, sending back visual reports on subjects as varied as the races at Royal Ascot, the dining room of the Tour d'Argent in Paris, the nude beaches of the Dalmatian coast, the running of the bulls at Pamplona and Carnaby Street in swinging London. He later produced more than 100 paintings and 2 murals for 18 of the Playboy clubs that opened around the world. "Playboy made the good life a reality for me and made it the subject matter of my paintings — not affluence and luxury as such, but joie de vivre itself," Mr. Neiman told V.I.P. magazine in 1962. Working in the same copywriting department at Carson Pirie Scott as Mr. Hefner was Janet Byrne, a student at the Art Institute. She and Mr. Neiman married in 1957. She survives him. A prolific artist, he generated dozens of paintings each year that routinely commanded five-figure prices. When Christie's auctioned off the Playboy archives in 2003, his 1969 painting Man at His Leisure: Le Mans sold for $107,550. Sales of the signed, limited-edition print versions of his paintings, published in editions of 250 to 500, became a lucrative business in itself after Knoedler Publishing, a wholesale operation, was created in 1975 to publish and distribute his serigraphs, etchings, books and posters. Mr. Neiman's most famous images came from the world of sports. His long association with the Olympics began with the Winter Games in Squaw Valley in 1960, and he went on to cover the games, on live television, in Munich in 1972, Montreal in 1976, Lake Placid in 1980, and Sarajevo and Los Angeles in 1984, using watercolor, ink or felt-tip marker to produce images with the dispatch of a courtroom sketch artist. At the 1978 and 1979 Super Bowls, he used a computerized electronic pen to portray the action for CBS. Although he was best known for scenes filled with people and incident, he also painted many portraits. Athletes predominated, with Muhammad Ali and Joe Namath among his more famous subjects, but he also painted Leonard Bernstein, the ballet dancer Suzanne...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen

Polar Bears, Psychedelic Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Polar Bears Year: 1979 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 214/300 Image Size: 38...
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1980s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Punchinello Signed Lithograph on Arches, LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Punchinello with Text Year: 1970 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed in pencil Edition: AP Paper Size: 30 x 24 inches
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1970s Pop Art Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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ASCOT FINISH
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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1970s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen, Paper

FOX HUNT
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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1970s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen, Paper

Lion Family, Psychedelic Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Title: Lion Family Year: 1974 Medium: Serigraph, signed in pencil Edition: 204/300 Image Size: 29 x 32 in....
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1970s American Modern Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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PADDOCK AT CHANTILLY
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 250. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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1990s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen, Paper

FAMILY PORTRAIT
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist in pencil. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 575. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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Early 2000s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen, Paper

"Bovine Family, " Original Etching Farm Scene signed by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bovine Family" is an original etching by Leroy Neiman. The artist signed the piece lower left. It is edition 182/250 and dated 1980. It depicts a cow an...
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1980s Modern Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Etching

Prince Charles at Windsor
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Prince Charles at Windsor Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300 I...
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1980s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen

DELACROIX'S TIGER
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist in pencil. Serigraph on Paper. Framed. Edition of 300. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable o...
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1970s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen, Paper

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A sparrow perches at the center of a swath of pale pink, around which wraps hand-written lines from Ron Padgett’s poem “Ode to Clemens Laurrell”: “So I lea...
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1970s Pop Art Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Alexander Calder Circus Reproduction Lithograph After a Drawing
By (after) Alexander Calder
Located in Surfside, FL
(after) Alexander Calder "Calder's Circus" offset lithograph on wove paper after drawings by the artist Published by Art in America and Perls gallery in 1964 (from drawings done in the 1930's) these range slightly in size but they are all about 13 X 17 inches (with minor variations in size as issued.) These have never been framed. The outer folio is not included just the one lithograph. James Sweeny from the introduction “The fame of Calder’s circus spread quickly between the years 1927 and 1930. All the Paris art world came to know it. It brought him his first great personal success. But what was more important, the circus also provided the first steps in Calder’s development as an original sculptor” Clive Gray...
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1930s American Modern Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Lithograph

Keith Haring 1990 memorial (Keith Haring baby)
By (after) Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Memorial 1990 (Keith Haring Baby, Keith Haring Barking Dog: Original screen-printed folding invitation with double-sided artwork publish...
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1980s Pop Art Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Lithograph, Screen

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Funny Cide
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Leroy Neiman Title: Funny Cide Year Produced: 2004 Medium: Serigraph Edition: 250/350 Size: 22 1/2" x 34 Hand Signed: Hand Signed & numbered in pen...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Funny Cide
Funny Cide
H 22.5 in W 34 in D 1 in
Charging Bull
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: Charging Bull Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 2006 Edition: 106/450 Framed Size: 36 1/2" x 42" Sheet Si...
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Charging Bull
Charging Bull
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Portrait of Tiger
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: Portrait of Tiger Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 2001 Edition: 422/425 Framed Size: 39 3/4" x 38 1/2" Sheet Size: 31 3/4" x 30 3/4"
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Early 2000s Conceptual Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen

Portrait of Tiger
Portrait of Tiger
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H 39.75 in W 38.5 in D 2 in
High Seas Sailing
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: High Seas Sailing Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 1995 Edition: 185/385 Framed Size: 50 1/2" x 38" Sheet Si...
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High Seas Sailing
High Seas Sailing
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H 50.5 in W 38 in D 2 in
Family Portrait
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: Family portrait Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 2005 Edition: 125/575 Framed Size: 38 1/2" x 37" Sheet Size: 25" x 24"
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Family Portrait
Family Portrait
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H 38.5 in W 37 in
Prowling Leopard
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: Prowling Leopard Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 2003 Edition: 32/425 Framed Size: 40" x 48 1/4" Sheet Size: 33 3/4" x 41"
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Prowling Leopard
Prowling Leopard
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H 40 in W 48.25 in D 2 in
The Big Five
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: LeRoy Neiman Medium: Serigraph Title: The Big Five Signed: Hand signed in pencil Year: 2001 Edition: 147/585 Framed Size: 35 1/2" x 55 1/4" Sheet ...
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The Big Five
The Big Five
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H 35.5 in W 55.25 in D 2 in
The Equestrian lithograph by Leroy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Paonia, CO
The Equestrian by Leroy Neiman is a framed limited edition no. 238/300 serigraph signed in pencil by the artist and published on Arches paper by Knoelder Publishing , Inc, 1981. ...
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1980s American Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Screen

Punchinello Signed Lithograph by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Punchinello Year: 1969 Medium: Lithograph on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Paper Size: 30 x 21 in. (76.2 x 53...
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1970s Pop Art Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Lithograph

BETHESDA FOUNTAIN - CENTRAL PARK
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Image size 30.5 x 38 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 500. All reasonable offers will be c...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Paper, Screen

CHARGING BULL
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed numbered by the artist. Image size: 21.75 x 28 inches. Sheet size: 29 x 34 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size approx 34.5 x 40 inches. F...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Paper, Screen

CHARGING BULL
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Image size: 21.75 x 28 in. Sheet size: 29 x 34 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 450. All re...
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Early 2000s Impressionist Leroy Neiman Animal Prints

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Find a wide variety of authentic Leroy Neiman animal prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of animal prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Leroy Neiman in screen print, paper, archival pigment print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Impressionist style. Not every interior allows for large Leroy Neiman animal prints, so small editions measuring 24 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of and Philippe Henri Noyer. Leroy Neiman animal prints prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $13,500, while the average work can sell for $3,094.
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