Williams S. Burroughs
Back Woods Cop
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
Williams S. Burroughs
Back Woods Cop
signed, titled and dated 'Back Woods Cop William S. Burroughs 1992' (lower edge)
ink and bullet holes on paper
24¼ x 19 in. (61.5 x 48.2 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
- Stellan Holm Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by t
Back Woods Cop
signed, titled and dated 'Back Woods Cop William S. Burroughs 1992' (lower edge)
ink and bullet holes on paper
24¼ x 19 in. (61.5 x 48.2 cm.)
Executed in 1992.
- Stellan Holm Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by t
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
The work Back Woods Cop by William S. Burroughs was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2013. It achieved a price of USD 6,875.00 (€ 5,176.18), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 38%. Admittedly, works by William S. Burroughs have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Dezember 1955 in February 2021 with an auction result of EUR 22,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 38 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Back Woods Cop von William S. Burroughs kam im Juli 2013 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 5.176,18) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 38%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William S. Burroughs auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Dezember 1955 im Februar 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 22.500,00.
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