Mickalene Thomas
Looking Up from the She Works Hard For the Money Pin-Up series
Found at
Phillips,
Hong Kong Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction, Lot 52
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction, Lot 52
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2021
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 2.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.780.000 HKD
Price realised: 3.780.000 HKD
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Mickalene Thomas achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in Hong Kong in November 2021. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction auction, the work Looking Up from the She Works Hard For the Money Pin-Up series sold for HKD 3,780,000.00 (€ 420,297.69) - well above the upper estimate of HKD 2,000,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Mickalene Thomas - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Racquel Reclining Wearing Purple Jumpsuit, which sold at auction in May 2021 for USD 1,830,000.00 (€ 1,500,738.07).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Mickalene Thomas erzielte im November 2021 bei Phillips in Hong Kong einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction wurde die Arbeit Looking Up from the She Works Hard For the Money Pin-Up series für HKD 3.780.000,00 (€ 420.297,69) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 2.000.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Mickalene Thomas mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Racquel Reclining Wearing Purple Jumpsuit beobachtet, die im Mai 2021 für USD 1.830.000,00 (€ 1.500.738,07) versteigert wurde.
Mickalene Thomas - Auction history
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