Grace Hartigan's Auction Record Jumps 18% With $1.63m Sale
3 min read · 13 May 2025
The Fourth. Image courtesy of Phillips
Grace Hartigan, The Fourth (1959) sold for $1.63m, more than two and a half times the low estimate at Phillips in New York on May 13. The oil on canvas work has not been traded before.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $253,000, a 18% rise.
Early November. Image courtesy of Christie's
The previous record was set by Early November (1959), which sold for $1.38m at Christie's on May 12, 2022. The work had been traded 3 times in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-05-13 | The Fourth | $1.63m | 18 % | Phillips | New York |
2022-05-12 | Early November | $1.38m | 101 % | Christie's | New York |
2021-05-13 | The Phoenix | $687,500 | 58 % | Christie's | New York |
2018-05-16 | Months And Moons | $435,000 | 364 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2017-05-23 | Orchard Street #2 | $93,800 | 26 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2010-11-10 | Woman With Red Flower | $74,500 | 32 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2010-05-12 | Clark's Cove | $56,200 | 2 % | Christie's | New York |
2006-03-15 | Untitled | $55,000 | 129 % | Sotheby's | New York |
1997-11-19 | The Fourth | $24,000 | - | Christie's | New York |
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