Glenn Ligon Work Returns to Auction

Glenn Ligon Work Returns to Auction

3 min read  ·  30 Oct 2026

Stranger #36. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Stranger #36. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Glenn Ligon, Stranger #36, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on November 17, 2026 with a $600,000 to $800,000 estimate.

It last sold at auction in 2016 for $1.93m at Christie's. The current low estimate is 50% lower than its previous low estimate of $1.2m.

Oilstick, coal dust and gesso on canvas mounted on panel, 243.8 x 182.9cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.


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