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Helena Sleeping by Marlene Dumas, 1989, ink wash on paper, offered Mar 2013© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Helena Sleeping

Marlene Dumas (South African, b. 1953) · 1989

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £7,985 – £11,977) (≈ €9,167 – €13,751)

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

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

Medium
Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →
As published: “ink wash on paper”
Support
Paper
Category
Drawings
Dimensions
13 3/4 x 11 in. (34.9 x 27.9 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Under the Influence (NY010113)
Date
March 8, 2013
Location
New York
Lot
311
Estimate
$12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £7,985 – £11,977) (≈ €9,167 – €13,751)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2013 and 2020 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Helena Sleeping, Phillips 2013

    Mar 8, 2013 · Phillips this result

    Under the Influence, lot 311

    Bought in / unsold · est. $12,000 – $18,000

    As catalogued

    Marlene Dumas, “Helena Sleeping”, 1989

    ink wash on paper

    13 3/4 x 11 in. (34.9 x 27.9 cm)

  2. Helena Sleeping, Phillips 2020

    Dec 8, 2020 · Phillips

    20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session, lot 525

    Bought in / unsold · est. $15,000 – $20,000

    As catalogued

    Marlene Dumas, “Helena Sleeping”, 1989

    ink wash on paper

    13 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (34.9 x 27.6 cm)

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