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- Henry Darger
- Recto: At Cedernine. Vivian Girls ... Battle, But Refuse To Leave The Field Verso: At Anna Miria. One Of The Vivian Girls Violet Takes Up Afternoon Sentry Duty And Frustrates A Number Of Glandelinian Sharp Shooters Be Her Own Swift And Good Accuracy Of Sh
Henry Darger
Recto: At Cedernine. Vivian Girls ... Battle, But Refuse To Leave The Field Verso: At Anna Miria. One Of The Vivian Girls Violet Takes Up Afternoon Sentry Duty And Frustrates A Number Of Glandelinian Sharp Shooters Be Her Own Swift And Good Accuracy Of Sh
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 112.500 USD
Price realised: 112.500 USD
Description
Henry Darger
1892 - 1973
RECTO: AT CEDERNINE. VIVIAN GIRLS ... BATTLE, BUT REFUSE TO LEAVE THE FIELD VERSO: AT ANNA MIRIA. ONE OF THE VIVIAN GIRLS VIOLET TAKES UP AFTERNOON SENTRY DUTY AND FRUSTRATES A NUMBER OF GLANDELINIAN SHARP SHOOTERS BE HER OWN SWIFT AND GOOD ACCURACY OF SHOOTING
watercolor, carbon tracing and graphite on 3 joined sheets of paper
23 by 42 1/4 in. 58.4 by 107.3 cm.
Executed circa 1940-1960.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
1892 - 1973
RECTO: AT CEDERNINE. VIVIAN GIRLS ... BATTLE, BUT REFUSE TO LEAVE THE FIELD VERSO: AT ANNA MIRIA. ONE OF THE VIVIAN GIRLS VIOLET TAKES UP AFTERNOON SENTRY DUTY AND FRUSTRATES A NUMBER OF GLANDELINIAN SHARP SHOOTERS BE HER OWN SWIFT AND GOOD ACCURACY OF SHOOTING
watercolor, carbon tracing and graphite on 3 joined sheets of paper
23 by 42 1/4 in. 58.4 by 107.3 cm.
Executed circa 1940-1960.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Recto: At Cedernine. Vivian Girls ... Battle, But Refuse To Leave The Field Verso: At Anna Miria. One Of The Vivian Girls Violet Takes Up Afternoon Sentry Duty And Frustrates A Number Of Glandelinian Sharp Shooters Be Her Own Swift And Good Accuracy Of Sh by Henry Darger was sold in the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2019. It changed hands for a price of USD 112,500.00 (€ 102,096.38) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henry Darger have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Sans Titre in December 2014 with an auction result of EUR 601,500.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Recto: At Cedernine. Vivian Girls ... Battle, But Refuse To Leave The Field Verso: At Anna Miria. One Of The Vivian Girls Violet Takes Up Afternoon Sentry Duty And Frustrates A Number Of Glandelinian Sharp Shooters Be Her Own Swift And Good Accuracy Of Sh von Henry Darger wurde im November 2019 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 112.500,00 (€ 102.096,38) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henry Darger auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Sans Titre im Dezember 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 601.500,00.