Derek Fordjour's Auction Record Jumps 20%

Derek Fordjour's Auction Record Jumps 20%

3 min read  ·  19 Nov 2024

Twelve Tribes. Image courtesy of Phillips

Twelve Tribes. Image courtesy of Phillips

Derek Fordjour, Twelve Tribes (2021) sold for $1.14m, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Phillips in New York on November 19. The acrylic, charcoal, cardboard and oil pastel on newspaper, mounted on canvas, in 12 parts, in artist's frame work has been traded twice in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $198,000, a 20% rise.

Ornithologist. Image courtesy of Christie's

Ornithologist. Image courtesy of Christie's

The previous record was set by Ornithologist (2022), which sold for $945,000 at Christie's on May 13, 2022.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-11-19
Twelve Tribes
$1.14m
21 %
Phillips
New York
2022-05-13
Ornithologist
$945,000
278 %
Christie's
New York
2020-06-30
One Up Two Down
$250,000
48 %
Sotheby's
New York
2019-10-02
Green Horn
$169,200
23 %
Phillips
London
2019-09-24
Agency and Regulation (study)
$137,500
267 %
Phillips
New York
2018-11-14
No. 36
$37,500
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Phillips
New York

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