Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Study for Negro Sunshine #76, 2011
Oil · Paper
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Study for Negro Sunshine #70
Glenn Ligon (American, b. 1960) · 2011
$27,940 price realized incl. premium
≈ £22,415≈ €25,709
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- Medium
- Oil · Works on paper all oil results →As published: “oilstick, coal dust and gesso on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, partially titled and dated "Negro Sunshine #70 Glenn Ligon 2011" on the reverse
- Category
- Works on paper (other)
- Dimensions
- 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010923)
- Date
- November 15, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 360
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £9,627 – £14,440) (≈ €11,042 – €16,562)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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