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Doyle New York's April 8, 2013 Street Art Auction Sets World Auction Records

Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 10am EDT |
New York
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Auction Records Achieved for Ces, Alben, Cost, ENX, Phetus, Skewville and Jack Stewart

  • Auction Records Achieved for Ces, Alben, Cost, ENX, Phetus, Skewville and Jack Stewart
  • Top Lot of the Day Was a 2012 Portrait of Darby Crash by Shepard Fairey
  • Consignments Now Being Accepted for the Fall 2013 Street Art Auction

Doyle New York’s Street Art Auction on April 8, 2013 followed the success of the nation’s first Street Art auction, which took place at Doyle last Fall. The recent sale showcased many of the most important artists in the history of Street Art and Graffiti, spanning the 1980s to the present day. World auction records were achieved for Ces, Alben, Cost, ENX, Phetus, Skewville and Jack Stewart.

The top lot of the day was a 2012 portrait of Darby Crash by Shepard Fairey (b. 1970) that achieved $28,125, surpassing its estimate of $15,000-20,000. Executed in acrylic and collage on paper, the portrait depicted Darby Crash, a legendary figure of the late 1970s punk scene in Los Angeles. The brilliant lead singer of The Germs, Crash wrestled with drug abuse and his homosexuality, and fatally overdosed on heroin in 1980.

The sale also featured works by Faile, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, Cope2, Seen, Futura 2000, Ghost, Ivory, Pure Evil, Retna, and Swoon, among many others.

With competitive bidding from the salesroom, the telephones and the Internet, the sale totaled $222,656, with 61% sold by lot and 64% by value.

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION - Party pics coming soon -- please check back!

Over 300 guests attended an opening night reception for the Street Art exhibition on Thursday, April 4. Some of the guests had works being offered in the auction, including the artists Cope2, Ces, Ivory, Phetus, ASVP, Trike1, Revolt, and Indie 184. Other artists attending the event included OG Slick, the Sucklord (star of Bravo’s Work of Art 2), Zoo, Russell King, Royce Bannon, GILF!, Lamour Supreme, Kimyon Huggins, Alice Mizrachi, Part One, Poem One, Jon Burgerman, Aya Kakeda and KR One. The guests also included preeminent Graffiti author and historian Alain “KET” Mariduena, Greg Rivera (owner of international Street Wear brand MISHKA), Hrag Vartanian and Veken Gueyikian of Hyperallergic.com, David Meade of Street Art Walk, Irina Gusin and Sebastian LePelletier of Gallery Nine 5, Alex Emmart (owner of Mighty Tanaka Gallery), Michael White (brother of the late Dondi White), and photographer Last Witness (Sci Fi Channel, Juxtapoz, etc).

Consignments are currently being accepted

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