Auction Record Set For Peter Hujar

Auction Record Set For Peter Hujar

3 min read  ·  04 Apr 2024

Self-Portrait (with string around his neck). Image courtesy of Christie's Online

Self-Portrait (with string around his neck). Image courtesy of Christie's Online

Peter Hujar, Self-Portrait (with string around his neck) (1980) sold for $252,000, more than five times the low estimate at Christie's Online on April 3.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $94,500, a 60% rise.

David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II). Image courtesy of Phillips

David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II). Image courtesy of Phillips

The previous record was set by David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) (1981), which sold for $157,500 at Phillips on October 07, 2021. The work had not been traded before.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-04-03
Self-Portrait (with string around his neck)
$252,000
60 %
Christie's Online
-
2021-10-07
David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II)
$157,500
68 %
Phillips
New York
2021-04-06
Self-Portrait
$93,800
88 %
Christie's
New York
2015-10-05
Candy Darling On Her Deathbed, 1973
$50,000
15 %
Christie's
New York
2014-11-06
Candy Darling
$43,700
-
Piasa
Paris

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