Henry Darger
Recto: 31 At Jennie Richee Hard Pressed During Storm Persueing Enemy They Become Lost In Cavern Of Volcanic Mt Sootreemia. Cavern At Sections Strangely Lighted By Mysterious Source. Soldiers In Distance Closing In On Little Girls. Verso: At Jennie Turmer.
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 161
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2019
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 161
15. Nov - 15. Nov 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Henry Darger
1892 - 1973
RECTO: 31 AT JENNIE RICHEE HARD PRESSED DURING STORM PERSUEING ENEMY THEY BECOME LOST IN CAVERN OF VOLCANIC MT SOOTREEMIA. CAVERN AT SECTIONS STRANGELY LIGHTED BY MYSTERIOUS SOURCE. SOLDIERS IN DISTANCE CLOSING IN ON LITTLE GIRLS. VERSO: AT JENNIE TURMER. ESCAPING FROM PERSUEING FOES BY SWIMMING ACROSS A VERY WIDE RIVER. ARONBURG'S RUN. AT ANGELMIC OGATHA. VIVIAN GIRLS HELP KINDERNINE. HANSON TO CAPTURE A GLANDELINIAN ON AFTER A HARD CHASE.
double-sided watercolor, graphite and carbon tracing on 3 joined sheets of paper
19 by 72 1/8 in. 48.3 by 183.2 cm.
Executed circa 1940-1960.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
1892 - 1973
RECTO: 31 AT JENNIE RICHEE HARD PRESSED DURING STORM PERSUEING ENEMY THEY BECOME LOST IN CAVERN OF VOLCANIC MT SOOTREEMIA. CAVERN AT SECTIONS STRANGELY LIGHTED BY MYSTERIOUS SOURCE. SOLDIERS IN DISTANCE CLOSING IN ON LITTLE GIRLS. VERSO: AT JENNIE TURMER. ESCAPING FROM PERSUEING FOES BY SWIMMING ACROSS A VERY WIDE RIVER. ARONBURG'S RUN. AT ANGELMIC OGATHA. VIVIAN GIRLS HELP KINDERNINE. HANSON TO CAPTURE A GLANDELINIAN ON AFTER A HARD CHASE.
double-sided watercolor, graphite and carbon tracing on 3 joined sheets of paper
19 by 72 1/8 in. 48.3 by 183.2 cm.
Executed circa 1940-1960.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In November 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Recto: 31 At Jennie Richee Hard Pressed During Storm Persueing Enemy They Become Lost In Cavern Of Volcanic Mt Sootreemia. Cavern At Sections Strangely Lighted By Mysterious Source. Soldiers In Distance Closing In On Little Girls. Verso: At Jennie Turmer. by Henry Darger. Here, the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 608,000.00 (€ 551,774.21). Other works by Henry Darger have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of EUR 601,500.00 in December 2014 for the work Sans Titre.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im November 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Recto: 31 At Jennie Richee Hard Pressed During Storm Persueing Enemy They Become Lost In Cavern Of Volcanic Mt Sootreemia. Cavern At Sections Strangely Lighted By Mysterious Source. Soldiers In Distance Closing In On Little Girls. Verso: At Jennie Turmer. von Henry Darger zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 608.000,00 (€ 551.774,21) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Henry Darger haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von EUR 601.500,00 im Dezember 2014 für die Arbeit Sans Titre beobachtet.
Henry Darger - Auction history
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