December 5, 2018 03:43 PM
by James
0 Comments
A flurry of activity and enthusiastic bidding was seen at Jackson’s International auction of November 27th, which featured an offering of both modern and vintage masters.
The sale opened with a collection of modern masters, deaccessioned from a private collection. The star of the auction was lot 3, the Keith Haring carved and painted headless figure with engraved surface that sold for over half a million dollars, coming in at $537,500. That was followed by a Keith Haring sumi ink rendering of an iconic Ghetto Blaster. The 38 inch x 50 inch original work dated April 28, 1984 attracted 20 phone bidders and finished at $343,000 against a presale estimate of $70,000-$90,000.
[Read more]