Firelei Baez's Auction Record Jumps 375%
3 min read · 22 Nov 2024
Josephine Judas GOAT (it does not disturb me to accept that there are places where my identity is obscure to me, and the fact that it amazes you does not mean I relinquish it). Image courtesy of Christie's
Firelei Baez, Josephine Judas GOAT (it does not disturb me to accept that there are places where my identity is obscure to me, and the fact that it amazes you does not mean I relinquish it) (2017) sold for $567,000, more than five and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on November 21. The oil on canvas work has been traded once in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $453,000, a 375% rise.
Mistaking Passion for Fever (June 11). Image courtesy of Sotheby's, Online
The previous record was set by Mistaking Passion for Fever (June 11) (2014), which sold for $114,000 at Sotheby's, Online on October 02, 2024. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-11-21 | Josephine Judas GOAT (it does not disturb me to accept that there are places where my identity is obscure to me, and the fact that it amazes you does not mean I relinquish it) | $567,000 | 397 % | Christie's | New York |
2024-10-02 | Mistaking Passion for Fever (June 11) | $114,000 | 13 % | Sotheby's, Online | - |
2021-06-24 | Cibyl from the series Geographic Delay | $100,800 | 68 % | Phillips | New York |
2019-11-17 | Untitled | $60,000 | 71 % | MCA Chicago Benefit Auction | - |
2019-03-01 | Patterns Of Resistance | $35,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
Get the HENI News Daily Art Digest delivered to your inbox