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DAYTIME IS MURDER

Chris Succo (German, b. 1979) · 2014

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £4,085 – £5,718) (≈ €4,640 – €6,496)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil and lacquer on canvas, in artist's frame”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated "Chris Succo 2014" on the reverse; titled "DAYTIME IS MURDER" on a piece of tape affixed to the stretcher
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
78 7/8 x 58 3/4 in. (200.3 x 149.2 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction (NY090123)
Date
March 21, 2023
Location
New York
Lot
68
Estimate
$5,000 – $7,000 (≈ £4,085 – £5,718) (≈ €4,640 – €6,496)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice in 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. DAYTIME IS MURDER, Phillips 2023

    Mar 21, 2023 · Phillips this result

    20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, lot 68

    Bought in / unsold · est. $5,000 – $7,000

    As catalogued

    Chris Succo, “DAYTIME IS MURDER”, 2014

    oil and lacquer on canvas, in artist's frame

    78 7/8 x 58 3/4 in. (200.3 x 149.2 cm)

  2. Daytime is Murder, Phillips 2023

    Dec 7, 2023 · Phillips

    20th Century & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York, lot 67

    Sold $5,080Sign up to see · est. $3,000 – $5,000

    As catalogued

    Chris Succo, “Daytime is Murder”, 2014

    oil and lacquer on canvas, in artist's frame

    78 7/8 x 58 3/4 in. (200.3 x 149.2 cm)

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