Jimmie Durham
Untitled (Often Durham Employs...)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art | New York, Lot 154
9. Dec - 17. Dec 2021
Contemporary Art | New York, Lot 154
9. Dec - 17. Dec 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jimmie Durham
1940 - 2021
Untitled (Often Durham Employs...)
inscribed THE ZONE WHERE THE NATIVES LIVE IS NOT COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ZONE INHABITED BY THE SETTLERS, FRANTZ FANON (lower center)
squirrel hide, plastic banana phone, wood, nails, spray paint, acrylic and felt-tip pen
14 by 19 in.
35.5 by 48.2 cm.
Executed in 1989.
New Museum, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993
1940 - 2021
Untitled (Often Durham Employs...)
inscribed THE ZONE WHERE THE NATIVES LIVE IS NOT COMPLEMENTARY TO THE ZONE INHABITED BY THE SETTLERS, FRANTZ FANON (lower center)
squirrel hide, plastic banana phone, wood, nails, spray paint, acrylic and felt-tip pen
14 by 19 in.
35.5 by 48.2 cm.
Executed in 1989.
New Museum, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Untitled (Often Durham Employs...) by Jimmie Durham was worth USD 22,680.00 (€ 20,038.88) to a buyer in December 2021. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art | New York at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 7,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Jimmie Durham have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Apache -Rg16 G-8-13”Sch40-Pvc-1120 Nsf-81-D-1785-260Ps1@73°F in May 2019 with an auction result of USD 187,500.00 (€ 168,176.52).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Untitled (Often Durham Employs...) von Jimmie Durham war einem Käufer im Dezember 2021 USD 22.680,00 (€ 20.038,88) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art | New York bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jimmie Durham auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Apache -Rg16 G-8-13”Sch40-Pvc-1120 Nsf-81-D-1785-260Ps1@73°F im Mai 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 187.500,00 (€ 168.176,52).
Jimmie Durham - Auction history
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