John Ahearn

Almighty Kay Gee, Ca 1995

Found at Sothebys, New York
Hip Hop, Lot 25
16. Sep - 16. Sep 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 10.710 USD
JOHN AHEARN
ALMIGHTY KAY GEE. EXECUTED CA 1995.
Life size casting, of oil on cast plaster
Almighty Kay Gee started off as a break-dancer before joining the Cold Crush Brothers, the pioneering Hip Hop group founded in the Bronx, New York in the late 70s and who would go on to become the legendary Cold Crush 4 in 1980 featuring Kay Gee, Grandmaster Caz, Easy A.D. and JDL (Jerry D. Lewis) along with DJ Tony Tone and DJ Charlie Chase. The Cold Crush Brothers were featured in the iconic 1982 film Wild Style, directed and produced by Charli
John Ahearn is a contemporary artist and sculptor best known for the public and street art he made in the South Bronx in the 1980s, as well as for his plaster casting portraits.
PROVENANCE:
Courtesy Almighty Kay Gee

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work Almighty Kay Gee, Ca 1995 by John Ahearn was worth USD 10,710.00 (€ 9,139.78) to a buyer in September 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Hip Hop at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 3,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Ahearn; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Victor and Ernest sold at auction in September 2017 with the realized price of USD 21,250.00 (€ 17,988.66).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Almighty Kay Gee, Ca 1995 von John Ahearn war einem Käufer im September 2020 USD 10.710,00 (€ 9.139,78) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Hip Hop bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Ahearn; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Victor and Ernest im September 2017 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 21.250,00 (€ 17.988,66).

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