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Wanda Koop's Auction Record Jumps by 25%

3 min read  ·  03 May 2024

Darkside. Image courtesy of Phillips

Darkside. Image courtesy of Phillips

Wanda Koop, Darkside (2020) sold for $39,000, more than five times the low estimate at Phillips on May 3. The acrylic on canvas work has been traded once in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $7,852, a 25% rise.

Landscape with red bar. Image courtesy of Waddingtons

Landscape with red bar. Image courtesy of Waddingtons

The previous record was set by Landscape with red bar (Undated), which sold for $31,100 at Waddingtons on April 11, 2016. The work had not been traded before.

Sale DateTitlePriceRecord IncreaseVenueCity
2024-05-03Darkside$39,00025 %Phillips-
2016-04-11Landscape with red bar$31,10021 %WaddingtonsToronto
2013-03-05Satellite cities (yellow/green with dark city)$25,700-WaddingtonsToronto