Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah)

Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2014 and 2023 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

Catalogue details differ between appearances (dimensions, medium description). Houses often re-measure, translate or re-catalogue a work; compare the entries below.

1. 

   Mar 7, 2014 · Phillips

   Under the Influence, lot 151

   Sold $81,250Sign up to see · est. $40,000 – $60,000

   As catalogued

   Kehinde Wiley, “Passing/ Posing (The Reluctant Messiah)”, 2002

   oil on canvas, in artist's gilded frame

   overall 70 1/2 x 58 1/2 in. (179.1 x 148.6 cm) canvas 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.9 cm.)

2. 

   Nov 15, 2023 · Phillips this result

   20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, lot 340

   Bought in / unsold · est. $100,000 – $150,000

   As catalogued

   Kehinde Wiley, “Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah)”, 2002

   oil and graphite on canvas, in artist's frame

   71 x 59 in. (180.3 x 149.9 cm)

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.