Henry Darger
While Inside they Await Developments/They are Cleverly Outwitted...
Found at
Christies,
New York
20TH CENTURY SELF-TAUGHT AND OUTSIDER ART, Lot 71
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2003
20TH CENTURY SELF-TAUGHT AND OUTSIDER ART, Lot 71
27. Jan - 27. Jan 2003
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 89.625 USD
Price realised: 89.625 USD
Description
HENRY DARGER (1892-1973)
While Inside they Await Developments/They are Cleverly Outwitted...
double-sided: watercolor, graphite and collage on paper
24½ x 107 in. (61 x 272 cm.)
While Inside they Await Developments/They are Cleverly Outwitted...
double-sided: watercolor, graphite and collage on paper
24½ x 107 in. (61 x 272 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 28 %.
The work While Inside they Await Developments/They are Cleverly Outwitted... by Henry Darger was sold in the 20TH CENTURY SELF-TAUGHT AND OUTSIDER ART auction at Christies in New York in January 2003. The »bidding war« ended at USD 89,625.00 (€ 83,457.49), 28% above the upper estimate. 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.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 28 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit While Inside they Await Developments/They are Cleverly Outwitted... von Henry Darger wurde im Januar 2003 in der Auktion 20TH CENTURY SELF-TAUGHT AND OUTSIDER ART bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 89.625,00 (€ 83.457,49) und damit 28% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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.
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