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Auction archive: Lot number 407

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$132,300
Auction archive: Lot number 407

PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)

Estimate
US$50,000 - US$70,000
Price realised:
US$132,300
Beschreibung:

Details
PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)
David Wojnarowicz
signed by Stephen Koch, Executor, titled and dated 'David Wojnarowicz 1981' (on the reverse); stamped 'PRINTED BY THE ARTIST', estate stamp and copyright credit (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
image: 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Photographed in 1981. This work is a lifetime print.
Provenance
The Estate of Peter Hujar
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Exhibited
New York, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, Downtown Show: The NY Art Scene 1974-1984, January-April 2006 (another example exhibited).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Peter Hujar 3 Lives: Peter Hujar Paul Thek David Wojnarowicz October-December 2011.
Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Loisaida: New York's Lower East Side in the '80s, April-July 2014.
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On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.

Auction archive: Lot number 407
Auction:
Datum:
18 Nov 2022
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
Beschreibung:

Details
PETER HUJAR (1934-1987)
David Wojnarowicz
signed by Stephen Koch, Executor, titled and dated 'David Wojnarowicz 1981' (on the reverse); stamped 'PRINTED BY THE ARTIST', estate stamp and copyright credit (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
image: 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm.)
sheet: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Photographed in 1981. This work is a lifetime print.
Provenance
The Estate of Peter Hujar
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2012
Exhibited
New York, Grey Art Gallery, New York University, Downtown Show: The NY Art Scene 1974-1984, January-April 2006 (another example exhibited).
New York, Matthew Marks Gallery, Peter Hujar 3 Lives: Peter Hujar Paul Thek David Wojnarowicz October-December 2011.
Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Loisaida: New York's Lower East Side in the '80s, April-July 2014.
Special Notice
On occasion, Christie's has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot.

Auction archive: Lot number 407
Auction:
Datum:
18 Nov 2022
Auction house:
Christie's
King Street, St. James's 8
London, SW1Y 6QT
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7839 9060
+44 (0)20 73892869
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