William Pope.L
Blue People are the Niggers of the Atmosphere
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 374
18. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 374
18. Apr - 20. Apr 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
2008
Bic pen drawing, on graph paper.
10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.6 x 21.6 cm)
Signed and dated in ballpoint pen on the reverse, framed.
Bic pen drawing, on graph paper.
10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.6 x 21.6 cm)
Signed and dated in ballpoint pen on the reverse, framed.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Blue People are the Niggers of the Atmosphere by William Pope.L was auctioned at Phillips in New York in April this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 1,200.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 4,445.00 (€ 4,026.27). Admittedly, works by William Pope.L have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Eight works: (i) White People are the Beef of the Fire; (ii) White People are Hoi Vuc Vietnam 1965; (iii) White People are my Tears; (iv) Black People are a positive cancer; (v) White People are nice to their I in April 2017 with an auction result of GBP 21,875.00 (€ 25,976.94).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Blue People are the Niggers of the Atmosphere von William Pope.L im April diesen Jahres bei Phillips in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 1.200,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 4.445,00 (€ 4.026,27) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Pope.L auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Eight works: (i) White People are the Beef of the Fire; (ii) White People are Hoi Vuc Vietnam 1965; (iii) White People are my Tears; (iv) Black People are a positive cancer; (v) White People are nice to their I im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 21.875,00 (€ 25.976,94).
William Pope.L - Auction history
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