3 min read · 16 May 2025

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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