Peter Hujar
David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II)
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
Reframing Beauty: A Private Seattle Collection, Lot 26
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2021
Reframing Beauty: A Private Seattle Collection, Lot 26
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2021
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 157.500 USD
Price realised: 157.500 USD
Description
1981
Gelatin silver print.
14 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (37.1 x 37.5 cm)
'Printed by the Artist' and estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps, and additionally signed, titled, dated and annotated by Stephen Koch, Executor, in pencil on the verso.
Gelatin silver print.
14 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. (37.1 x 37.5 cm)
'Printed by the Artist' and estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps, and additionally signed, titled, dated and annotated by Stephen Koch, Executor, in pencil on the verso.
A top price for Peter Hujar
This artwork by Peter Hujar achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in October 2021. In the Reframing Beauty: A Private Seattle Collection auction, the work David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) sold for USD 157,500.00 (€ 136,340.03) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) the most expensive artwork by Peter Hujar that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Peter Hujar
Dieses Kunstwerk von Peter Hujar erzielte im Oktober 2021 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Reframing Beauty: A Private Seattle Collection wurde die Arbeit David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) für USD 157.500,00 (€ 136.340,03) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Peter Hujar, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Peter Hujar - Auction history
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