Peter Hujar

Peggy Lyman for Dianne B.

Found at Phillips, New York Auction
Photographs, Lot 221
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2022
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.300 USD
1981
Gelatin silver print.
10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Credited and dated in an unidentified hand in pencil on the frame backing.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In October last year Phillips in New York held the auction Photographs, which included the work Peggy Lyman for Dianne B. by Peter Hujar. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 6,300.00 (€ 6,341.86) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Peter Hujar achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) in October 2021 with an auction result of USD 157,500.00 (€ 136,340.03).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Oktober letzten Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Peggy Lyman for Dianne B. von Peter Hujar zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 6.300,00 (€ 6.341,86) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Peter Hujar erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) im Oktober 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 157.500,00 (€ 136.340,03).

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