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William S. Burroughs
Drunk Cop; Don'T Take Me For Dumber [Two Works]
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art, Lot 181
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2010
Contemporary Art, Lot 181
27. Sep - 27. Sep 2010
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
William S. Burroughs
1914-1997
DRUNK COP; DON'T TAKE ME FOR DUMBER [TWO WORKS]
I. signed, titled and dated 1993
II. signed; titled on the reverse
I. felt pen and gun shots on paper
II. inks on paper
I. 17 by 14 in. 43.2 by 35.5 cm
Stellan Holm Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008
1914-1997
DRUNK COP; DON'T TAKE ME FOR DUMBER [TWO WORKS]
I. signed, titled and dated 1993
II. signed; titled on the reverse
I. felt pen and gun shots on paper
II. inks on paper
I. 17 by 14 in. 43.2 by 35.5 cm
Stellan Holm Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2008
Auction result well in line with expectations
In September 2010 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art, which included the work Drunk Cop; Don'T Take Me For Dumber Two Works by William S. Burroughs. The price achieved of USD 12,500.00 (€ 9,190.50) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by William S. Burroughs - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Dezember 1955, which sold at auction in February 2021 for EUR 22,500.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im September 2010 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Drunk Cop; Don'T Take Me For Dumber Two Works von William S. Burroughs zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 12.500,00 (€ 9.190,50) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von William S. Burroughs mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Dezember 1955 beobachtet, die im Februar 2021 für EUR 22.500,00 versteigert wurde.
William S. Burroughs - Auction history
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