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Garbage Drawing #43 by Mike Kelley, 1988, acrylic on paper, offered Sep 2024© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Garbage Drawing #43

Mike Kelley (American, 1954–2012) · 1988

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $35,000 – $45,000 (≈ £26,156 – £33,630) (≈ €31,267 – €40,200)

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
Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic on paper”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
partially titled "43" on the reverse
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
30 1/8 x 43 1/8 in. (76.5 x 109.5 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art (NY010624)
Date
September 25, 2024
Location
New York, United States
Lot
176
Estimate
$35,000 – $45,000 (≈ £26,156 – £33,630) (≈ €31,267 – €40,200)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2024 and 2025 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Garbage Drawing #43, Phillips 2024

    Sep 25, 2024 · Phillips this result

    New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art, lot 176

    Bought in / unsold · est. $35,000 – $45,000

    As catalogued

    Mike Kelley, “Garbage Drawing #43”, 1988

    acrylic on paper

    30 1/8 x 43 1/8 in. (76.5 x 109.5 cm)

  2. Garbage Drawing #43, Phillips 2025

    Sep 25, 2025 · Phillips

    New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art, lot 113

    Sold $10,320Sign up to see · est. $15,000 – $20,000

    As catalogued

    Mike Kelley, “Garbage Drawing #43”, 1988

    acrylic on paper

    30 1/8 x 43 1/8 in. (76.5 x 109.5 cm)

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