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Stranger #55 by Glenn Ligon, 2011, oilstick, acrylic and coal dust on canvas, sold May 2017Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗

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Stranger #55

Glenn Ligon (American, b. 1960) · 2011

$874,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £670,400≈ €785,336

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Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “oilstick, acrylic and coal dust on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed, titled and dated "Glenn Ligon Stranger #55 2011" on the reverse; further signed, titled and dated "Glenn Ligon Stranger #55 2011" on the overlap
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
72 x 72 in. (182.9 x 182.9 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010317)
Date
May 18, 2017
Location
New York
Lot
21
Estimate
$800,000 – $1,200,000 (≈ £613,638 – £920,457) (≈ €718,843 – €1,078,264)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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