Njideka Akunyili Crosby

Drown

Found at Sothebys, New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 26
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 1.092.500 USD
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
B. 1983
DROWN
signed and dated 2012
acrylic, colored pencil and solvent transfer on paper
60 by 72 in. 152.4 by 182.9 cm.
Zidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Luxembourg | Acquired by the present owner from the above

Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price

The work Drown by Njideka Akunyili Crosby was worth USD 1,092,500.00 (€ 1,032,803.93) to a buyer in November 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art Evening Auction at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 300,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Beautyful Ones in November last year with an auction result of USD 4,740,000.00 (€ 4,591,688.46).

Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Die Arbeit Drown von Njideka Akunyili Crosby war einem Käufer im November 2016 USD 1.092.500,00 (€ 1.032.803,93) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Njideka Akunyili Crosby auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Beautyful Ones im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.740.000,00 (€ 4.591.688,46).

Other artists in this auction

Anselm Kiefer - Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith
Anselm Kiefer
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Dein Aschenes Haar, Sulamith
Price: 2.112.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
494 auction results
Robert Ryman - Untitled #29
Robert Ryman
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled #29
Price: 1.332.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
197 auction results
Willem De Kooning - Untitled
Willem De Kooning
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 10.362.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,022 auction results
Mike Kelley - Cave Painting
Mike Kelley
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Cave Painting
Price: 516.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
355 auction results
Wayne Thiebaud - Woman In Tub
Wayne Thiebaud
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Woman In Tub
Price: 1.902.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
896 auction results
Donald Judd - Untitled
Donald Judd
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 612.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
743 auction results
Park Seo-Bo - Ecriture No. 9-79
Park Seo-Bo
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Ecriture No. 9-79
Price: 1.212.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
65 auction results
Richard Prince - Untitled
Richard Prince
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 1.092.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,123 auction results
Gerhard Richter - A B, St. James
Gerhard Richter
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: A B, St. James
Price: 22.737.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
2,912 auction results
Jean-Michel Basquiat - St. Buzzard
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: St. Buzzard
Price: 1.692.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
998 auction results
Cindy Sherman - Untitled #216
Cindy Sherman
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled #216
Price: 1.032.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,019 auction results
John Currin - Chateau Meyney
John Currin
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Chateau Meyney
Price: 2.412.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
197 auction results
Michelangelo Pistoletto - Turista Che Mangia Un Panino
Michelangelo Pistoletto
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Turista Che Mangia Un Panino
Price: 1.572.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
452 auction results
Yves Klein - Untitled Anthropometry (Ant 31)
Yves Klein
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled Anthropometry (Ant 31)
Price: 1.692.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
760 auction results
Jean Dubuffet - L\'Adieu À La Fenêtre
Jean Dubuffet
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: L'Adieu À La Fenêtre
Price: 2.892.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,851 auction results
Cy Twombly - Untitled
Cy Twombly
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 4.850.000 USD
Found at Sothebys
817 auction results
Frank Stella - Pratfall
Frank Stella
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Pratfall
Price: 8.900.000 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,877 auction results
Glenn Ligon - Stranger #38
Glenn Ligon
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Stranger #38
Price: 1.212.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
271 auction results
Urs Fischer - Untitled
Urs Fischer
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 852.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
159 auction results
Andy Warhol - Lenin
Andy Warhol
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Lenin
Price: 8.112.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
11,756 auction results
Ed Ruscha - Mirror-Image Level
Ed Ruscha
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Mirror-Image Level
Price: 3.725.000 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,777 auction results
David Hockney - Woldgate Woods, 24, 25, And 26 October 2006
David Hockney
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Woldgate Woods, 24, 25, And 26 October 2006
Price: 11.712.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
4,045 auction results
Milton Avery - Sea & Sand Dunes
Milton Avery
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Sea & Sand Dunes
Price: 3.612.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
574 auction results
Mark Rothko - Untitled
Mark Rothko
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 4.512.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
142 auction results
Hans Hofmann - Moonshine Sonata
Hans Hofmann
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Moonshine Sonata
Price: 3.492.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
417 auction results
Adolph Gottlieb - Green Over Black
Adolph Gottlieb
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Green Over Black
Price: 4.062.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
340 auction results
Keith Haring - Self-Portrait For Tony
Keith Haring
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Self-Portrait For Tony
Price: 4.512.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
2,158 auction results
Sturtevant - Johns Flag
Sturtevant
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Johns Flag
Price: 3.492.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
115 auction results
Christopher Wool - Your Sweetness Is My Weakness
Christopher Wool
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Your Sweetness Is My Weakness
Price: 6.762.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
582 auction results
Philip Guston - Untitled (Smoking)
Philip Guston
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled (Smoking)
Price: 3.612.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
359 auction results
Yoshitomo Nara - Wish World Peace
Yoshitomo Nara
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Wish World Peace
Price: 2.292.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
982 auction results
Mark Bradford - Let\'S Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
Mark Bradford
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Let'S Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
Price: 4.737.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
137 auction results
Rudolf Stingel - Untitled
Rudolf Stingel
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 4.006.250 USD
Found at Sothebys
334 auction results
George Condo - Woman On Brown Chair
George Condo
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Woman On Brown Chair
Price: 972.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,204 auction results
Jim Hodges - Untitled (Study For Gate)
Jim Hodges
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled (Study For Gate)
Price: 1.332.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
129 auction results
Franz Kline - Study For \'Cross Town\' 
Franz Kline
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Study For 'Cross Town' 
Price: 444.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
228 auction results
Sigmar Polke - Untitled
Sigmar Polke
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled
Price: 3.132.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,144 auction results
Georg Baselitz - Ein Stück Malerei
Georg Baselitz
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Ein Stück Malerei
Price: 1.452.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
1,056 auction results
Mark Grotjahn - Untitled (French Grey Fan 10-90% Butterfly With Warm Grey 90% Between)
Mark Grotjahn
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2016
Title: Untitled (French Grey Fan 10-90% Butterfly With Warm Grey 90% Between)
Price: 1.872.500 USD
Found at Sothebys
256 auction results