Jenny Holzer

American · b. 1950 · Painter, Printmaker

Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York and New York City. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and… (Wikipedia)

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Red Yellow LoomingPhillips · Oct 2019£435,000≈ $534,137≈ €488,912Sign up to see
Truisms: UNEX signPhillips · May 2018$471,000≈ £348,502≈ €398,983Sign up to see
Truisms: All things are delicately interconnected...Phillips · Feb 2019$312,500≈ £234,680≈ €274,460Sign up to see

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Lack of Charisma Can Be Fatal
wooden postcard from the <i>Truism</i> and <i>Survival</i> series, circa 1996 · Board
90 x 140mm
Art+Object · May 31, 2018 · Lot 173
NZ$961≈ $674≈ £505≈ €576Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
Truisms: UNEX sign, 1983
horizontal LED sign; red, green, and blue diodes; flat black housing · ed. 1/3
31 x 106 x 9 in. (78.7 x 269.2 x 22.9 cm.) duration 8:40
Phillips · May 17, 2018 · Lot 1
$471,000≈ £348,502≈ €398,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
Shark, 2003
vertical electronic LED sign with red and white (pink) diodes and black aluminum housing · ed. 5/6
244.2 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm. (96 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Nov 26, 2017 · Lot 53
HK$562,500≈ $72,034≈ £53,865≈ €60,269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
Truisms 5, 1992
Electronic mini LED screen with color-changing diodes, contained in the original black painted metal frame specified by the artist · ed. 53/100
4 x 5 x 1 1/2 in. (10.2 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 298
$4,750≈ £3,601≈ €4,039Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1993
Electronic mini LED screen with red diodes, contained in a handmade, ebonized cherrywood frame
3 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 in. (9.2 x 10.8 x 2.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 299
$3,250≈ £2,464≈ €2,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982
Print (other) · Paper
17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)
Wright · Jun 22, 2017 · Lot 198
$3,000≈ £2,368≈ €2,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
White Arno-Text: Arno 1996, 2003
Electronic LED sign with white diodes and anodized aluminum housing
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 21, 2017 · Lot 19
$10,000≈ £7,680≈ €8,945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Inflammatory Essays
Rago Auctions · May 6, 2017 · Lot 652
$5,313≈ £4,106≈ €4,847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Truism 4 (Mother and Child), 1990
Electronic mini LED screen with colour-changing diodes, contained in the original black painted metal frame specified by the artist
10 x 12.5 x 3.7 cm (3 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jan 19, 2017 · Lot 61
£1,500≈ $1,849≈ €1,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Truth before Power, 2004
Oil · ed. edition of 40
50 x 40 cm (19,6 x 15,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2016 · Lot 722
€2,500≈ $2,640≈ £2,098Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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Jenny Holzer signature

57 catalogued lots by Jenny Holzer record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (85% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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on the reverse17
lower right2
along the bottom1

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signed52
signed and dated2
initialled2
signed in pencil1

Signed 'Jenny Holzer' on a label affixed to the reverse — Arno, Phillips, Oct 13, 2022
Signed "Jenny Holzer" on a label affixed to the reverse — Selections from the Inflammatory Essays, Phillips, Mar 3, 2021
Signed and dated on the reverse: Jenny Holzer 2006 — Survival Series - Pencils set, im Kinsky, Jun 20, 2018

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About Jenny Holzer

Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York and New York City. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and includes large-scale installations, advertising billboards, projections on buildings and other structures, and electronic visual displays.

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