Peter Halley Work Sells for $50,800 to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

Peter Halley Work Sells for $50,800 to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  16 May 2025

Blue Prison. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Blue Prison. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Peter Halley, Blue Prison (2008) sold for $50,800, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 16.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $16,500, equivalent to an annualized return of 2%. It last sold at auction in 2008 for $34,300 at Sotheby's.

Acrylic, fluorescent acrylic and roll-a-tex on canvas on 2 joined canvas, 76.2 x 76.2cm. The work has been traded once in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
2025-05-16
$50,800
48 %
Sotheby's
New York
2008-10-20
$34,300
-
Sotheby's
London

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