John Sex
Untitled
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1030
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring, Lot 1030
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2020
Estimate: 600 - 800 USD
Price realised: 4.032 USD
Price realised: 4.032 USD
Description
THIS LOT IS BEING OFFERED AT NO RESERVE
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
JOHN SEX
1956 - 1990
UNTITLED
silkscreen and spray paint on paper
24 by 15 in. (60.9 by 38.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1980.
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring
JOHN SEX
1956 - 1990
UNTITLED
silkscreen and spray paint on paper
24 by 15 in. (60.9 by 38.1 cm.)
Executed circa 1980.
Estate of Keith Haring, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | The Keith Haring Foundation (by bequest from the above in 1990)
Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price
This work without title by John Sex was worth USD 4,032.00 (€ 3,461.84) to a buyer in October 2020. This price was achieved in the auction Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 800.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by John Sex; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Art Through The Mail sold at auction in October 2020 with the realized price of USD 4,410.00 (€ 3,786.38).
Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit ohne Titel von John Sex war einem Käufer im Oktober 2020 USD 4.032,00 (€ 3.461,84) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Dear Keith: Works from the Personal Collection of Keith Haring bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von John Sex; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Art Through The Mail im Oktober 2020 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 4.410,00 (€ 3.786,38).
John Sex - Auction history
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