Willem de Kooning Work Sells for $1.14m to Deliver a 7% Annualized Return
3 min read · 16 May 2025
Paging Women. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Willem de Kooning, Paging Women (1964) sold for $1.14m, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 16.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $883,000, equivalent to an annualized return of 7%. It last sold at auction in 2005 for $260,000 at Sotheby's.
Oil on newsprint mounted on board, 111.4 x 75.9cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-05-16 | $1.14m | 340 % | Sotheby's | New York |
2005-05-11 | $260,000 | 73 % | Sotheby's | New York |
1999-05-19 | $150,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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