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Glenn Ligon

American · b. 1960

Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist whose work explores race, language, desire, sexuality, and identity. Based in New York City, Ligon's work often draws on 20th… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Glenn Ligon, Double America 2, 2014, neon and paintDouble America 2Phillips · $2,702,000≈ £2,015,365≈ €2,325,301Sign up to see
  2. Glenn Ligon, Stranger #45, 2011, oil stick, acrylic and coal dust on canvasStranger #45Phillips · £1,426,500≈ $2,056,300≈ €1,830,099Sign up to see
  3. Glenn Ligon, Stranger #67, 2012, oilstick, acrylic and coal dust on canvasStranger #67Phillips · $1,784,500≈ £1,342,133≈ €1,471,389Sign up to see

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  1. Glenn Ligon, No Room (Gold) #56, 2007, oilstick and acrylic on canvas
    No Room (Gold) #56, 2007
    Acrylic · Canvas
    32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $220,000≈ £167,262≈ €187,091Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Glenn Ligon, The Future #1, 2004, oilstick and acrylic on canvas
    The Future #1, 2004
    Acrylic · Canvas
    81.3 x 81.3 cm (32 x 32 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 196
    £143,750≈ $190,325≈ €163,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Glenn Ligon, Untitled (I remember the very day), 1991, oilstick on paper
    Untitled (I remember the very day), 1991
    Oil · Paper
    76.5 x 41 cm (30 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 203
    £143,750≈ $190,325≈ €163,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Glenn Ligon, White #1, 1995, Etching with aquatint, sugarlift and softground, on Somerset Textured paper, with full margins
    White #1, 1995
    Etching · Paper · ed. 16/35
    I. 9 x 7 in. (22.9 x 17.8 cm) S. 19 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (49.5 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 337
    $5,625≈ £4,265≈ €4,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Glenn Ligon, Stranger Study #11, 2012, oilstick, acrylic and coal dust on linen
    Stranger Study #11, 2012
    Acrylic · Linen
    101.6 x 76.2 cm (40 x 30 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    £345,000≈ $451,088≈ €385,314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £300,000–400,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Glenn Ligon, Stranger #55, 2011, oilstick, acrylic and coal dust on canvas
    Stranger #55, 2011
    Acrylic · Canvas
    72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 21
    $874,000≈ £670,400≈ €785,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800,000–1,200,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Glenn Ligon, Untitled 1; and Untitled 2, 2010, The complete set of two etchings and aquatint, on Somerset paper, with full margins
    Untitled 1; and Untitled 2, 2010
    Etching · Paper · ed. 16/20
    both I. 11 3/4 x 9 in. (29.8 x 22.9 cm) both S 18 x 15 1/4 in. (45.7 x 38.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 349
    $8,750≈ £6,912≈ €8,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Glenn Ligon, (Miserable) Life #17, 2008, oilstick and gesso on paper
    (Miserable) Life #17, 2008
    Oil · Paper
    12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 69
    $21,250≈ £17,107≈ €20,053Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Glenn Ligon, Self Portrait at Nine Years Old (James Brown), 2008, Stenciled linen pulp painting in colors, on pigmented cotton sheet, the full sheet
    Self Portrait at Nine Years Old (James Brown), 2008
    Stenciled linen pulp painting in colors, on pigmented cotton sheet, the full sheet · Paper · ed. 7/25
    S. 11 3/4 x 12 in. (29.8 x 30.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 337
    $7,500≈ £6,142≈ €6,865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Glenn Ligon, Study for Negro Sunshine #19, 2006, oil stick, coal dust, gesso on paper
    Study for Negro Sunshine #19, 2006
    Oil · Paper
    12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 126
    $43,750≈ £30,291≈ €38,462Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Glenn Ligon

Glenn Ligon is an American conceptual artist whose work explores race, language, desire, sexuality, and identity. Based in New York City, Ligon's work often draws on 20th century literature and speech of 20th century cultural figures such as James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, Gertrude Stein, Jean Genet, and Richard Pryor. He is noted as one of the originators of the term Post-Blackness.

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