Glenn Ligon
Figure #28b
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War to Present, Lot 312
10. Mar - 10. Mar 2022
Post-War to Present, Lot 312
10. Mar - 10. Mar 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
GLENN LIGON (B. 1960)
Figure #28b
signed twice, titled and dated 'Glenn Ligon Glenn Ligon Figure #28 B 2009' (on the reverse)
acrylic, silkscreen and coal dust on canvas
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Executed in 2009.
Figure #28b
signed twice, titled and dated 'Glenn Ligon Glenn Ligon Figure #28 B 2009' (on the reverse)
acrylic, silkscreen and coal dust on canvas
60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)
Executed in 2009.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Figure #28b by Glenn Ligon was auctioned at Christies in New York in March last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 252,000.00 (€ 227,170.29). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Glenn Ligon achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled (I Was Somebody) in November 2014 with an auction result of USD 3,973,000.00 (€ 3,194,243.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Figure #28b von Glenn Ligon im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 252.000,00 (€ 227.170,29) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Glenn Ligon erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled (I Was Somebody) im November 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 3.973.000,00 (€ 3.194.243,45).
Glenn Ligon - Auction history
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