John Giorno
I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 890
18.Mai - 18.Mai.2017
Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, Lot 890
18.Mai - 18.Mai.2017
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
signed, numbered and dated 'John Giorno, A/P, 1/1, 1989' (on the reverse)
silkscreen on vinyl
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
Max Wigram Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
silkscreen on vinyl
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
Executed in 1989.
Max Wigram Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for John Giorno - as previously expected
The work I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT by John Giorno was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session auction at Christies in New York in May 2017. It changed hands for a price of USD 37,500.00 (€ 33,374.87) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 30,000.00 – 40,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT is the most expensive artwork by John Giorno that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT von John Giorno wurde im Mai 2017 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 37.500,00 (€ 33.374,87) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 30.000,00 – 40.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist I AM WAITING IN LINE WITH MY GROCERIES AND I WANT TO GET AWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT das teuerste Kunstwerk von John Giorno, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
John Giorno - Auction history
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