David Wojnarowicz Paintings & Artwork for Sale | David Wojnarowicz Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 29, 2024
David Wojnarowicz Untitled (from Sex Series)
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Untitled (from Sex Series) Dedicated, inscribed, signed and dated in black ballpoint pen on the reverse: […] From Sex Series (test proof) David Wojnarowicz 1989 NYC
Grisebach
Nov. 22, 2024
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) - Untitled (Crisp Green Cabbage – Supermarket Poster)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Crisp Green Cabbage – Supermarket Poster) acrylic on supermarket poster 33 7⁄8 x 25 1⁄8 in. (86 x 63.8 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 19, 2024
David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992), Untitled (ACT UP diptych), 1990
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) Untitled (ACT UP diptych), 1990 Each: Screenprint in colors on wove paper Edition: 50/100 (there were also 10 artist's proofs) One signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin, at right: David Wojnarowicz; one numbered in pencil in the lower margin, at left; ACT UP, New York, NY, pub.
John Moran Auctioneers
Nov. 16, 2024
ATTR TO DAVID WOJNAROWICZ MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, collage mixed media painting on canvas mounted on board depicting a Figurative composition with human figures, planes, and collage clippings, 1980. Signed and dated, lower right. Additionally inscribed with initials, stamped, and numbered, on the backside. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 27, 2024
ATTR TO DAVID WOJNAROWICZ MIXED MEDIA PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, mixed media painting on canvas depicting a Figurative composition, 1980. Signed lower left. Additionally signed, dated, and inscribed, on the backside. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Oct. 22, 2024
Keith Davis, David Wojnarowicz and Peter Hujar, Dianne B. mailer
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Keith Davis, David Wojnarowicz and Peter Hujar Dianne B. mailer 1984 offset lithograph in colors sheet: 23 h x 34 w in (58 x 86 cm) This double-sided, uncut mailer advertising the 1984 summer collection at the cutting-edge New York boutique Dianne B. features graphic design by Keith Davis, photography by Peter Hujar and illustrations by David Wojnarowicz. Provenance: Private Estate, Newberg, OR | Private Collection Newberg, OR This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 22, 2024
David Wojnarowicz, True Myth (Domino Sugar)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
David Wojnarowicz True Myth (Domino Sugar) 1983 screenprint in colors on supermarket poster 33.75 h x 24.875 w in (86 x 63 cm) Signed, titled, dated, numbered and inscribed to lower edge '9/45 True Myth David Wojnarowicz NYC 1983'. The edition size on this example was misnumbered by the artist, this work is number 9 from the edition of 47 published by the artist. Provenance: Private Collection, Michigan | Private Collection | Wright, Post War & Contemporary Art, 9 November 2022, Lot 104 | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 22, 2024
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Wolf)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
David Wojnarowicz Untitled (Wolf) 1983 ink on paper 21.875 h x 28 w in (56 x 71 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to lower right 'David Wojnarowicz, NYC '83'. Provenance: Gift from the artist to Luis Frangella, New York | Collection of Russell Sharon | Private Collection Literature: "Dare Package," Bookforum, vol. 28, no. 2, June/July/August 2021, online This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Oct. 17, 2024
David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II)
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Peter Hujar 1934 - 1987 David Wojnarowicz Reclining (II) gelatin silver print, framed, a Matthew Marks Gallery label on the reverse image: 14¾ by 14¾ in. (37.5 by 37.5 cm.) frame: 22½ by 22½ in. (57.2 by 57.2 cm.) Executed in 1981, this print is one of only seven known lifetime prints.
Sotheby's
Oct. 17, 2024
Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
David Wojnarowicz 1954 - 1992 Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama) gelatin silver print, signed, dated and editioned ‘A. P.’ in ink on the reverse, framed image: 18 by 21⅝ in. (45.7 by 54.9 cm.) frame: 25 by 28 in. (63.5 by 71.1 cm.) Executed in 1989.
Sotheby's
Oct. 17, 2024
Untitled (Buffaloes)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
David Wojnarowicz 1954 - 1992 Untitled (Buffaloes) platinum print, the artist's estate stamp, initialed 'TWR' and editioned '89/100' by Tom Rauffenbart, Executor, in ink on the reverse image: 10½ by 13⅞ in. (26.7 by 35.2 cm.) Executed in 1988, printed posthumously in 1994.
Sotheby's
Oct. 01, 2024
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) & MARION SCEMAMA (B. 1950). Burning Bridges.
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) & MARION SCEMAMA (B. 1950). Burning Bridges. acrylic, spray enamel, gelatin silver print, printed paper collage, hinges and wire mesh on plywood 30 x 44 1⁄8 in. (76.2 x 112 cm.).
Christie's
Aug. 22, 2024
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Buffaloes).
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Buffaloes). Platinum print, the image measuring 270x352 mm; 10⅝x13⅞ inches, the sheet 406x508 mm; 16x20 inches, with the Wojnarowicz Estate stamp with the executor's initials and Artist Proof notation in pencil on verso; enclosed in the original paper folder with an original text by David Wojnarowicz and the printed colophon and publishing information. 1988; printed 1994. Provenance: Acquired directly from the publisher to designer of the Folio, the Foos Rowntree Collection. David Wojnarowicz made this image of a diorama at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. soon after his AIDS diagnosis. The image of the buffalo falling over the edge of a cliff draws a parallel between their freefall and near-extinction and the government's inadequate response to the AIDS epidemic. "Even in the face of something like gravity, one can jump at least three or four feet in the air and even though gravity will drag us back to the earth again, it is in the moment we are three or four feet in the air that we experience true freedom." - David Wojnarowicz
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 01, 2024
AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Michael Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a mixed media on a round metal plate artwork in the collage manner. David Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter and recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art until his death from the disease in 1992. American Artworks For Collectors.
Antique Arena Inc
May. 25, 2024
LTD AMERICAN TIME MONEY PHOTO BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a limited edition gelatin silver photograph print, Untitled, or Time and Money, from his Ant Series, 1989. Signed, inscribed, dated, and numbered 2 of 5, on the backside. Matted and framed. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
May. 17, 2024
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Cab Ride) spray paint and stencil o
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Cab Ride) spray paint and stencil on paper 28 ½ x 22 ½ in. (72.4 x 57.2 cm.)
Christie's
May. 17, 2024
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Diptych II acrylic and spray paint on Masonit
Est: $180,000 - $250,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Diptych II acrylic and spray paint on Masonite 48 x 96 in. (121.9 x 243.8 cm.)
Christie's
May. 14, 2024
Sex Series (for Marion Scemama)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
From Line to Lens: Minimalism and Photography from an Important East Coast Collection David Wojnarowicz 1954 - 1992 Sex Series (for Marion Scemama) signed, titled, dated 1989/90 and numbered 2/12 (on the reverse of each) 8 gelatin silver prints, in artist's frames each: 14 ¾ by 17 ⅝ in. 37.5 by 44.8 cm. Executed in 1989-90, this set is number 2 from an edition of 12 plus 1 artist's proof.
Sotheby's
May. 12, 2024
ATTR TO DAVID WOJNAROWICZ AMERICAN HEAD SCULPTURE
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a sculpture made of collaged paper and acrylic on cast plaster titled Head, from the Metamorphosis series, 1984. Signed, dated, and inscribed, NYC, on the backside and on the bottom. David Michael Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter and recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art until his death. Contemporary Sculptures And American Art Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
May. 12, 2024
ATTR DAVID WOJNAROWICZ AMERICAN STENCIL SPRAY PAINTING
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, stencil and spray painting on paper, depicting a composition with a house, a military plane, and a human figure, 1982. Signed and dated, lower right. A sketch painting depicting a male nude figure, on the backside. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 13, 2024
AMERICAN STENCIL SPRAY PAINTING BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, stencil and spray painting on paper, depicting a figurative scene with a house, 1982. Signed and dated, lower right. A sketch painting depicting a male nude figure, on the backside. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Apr. 10, 2024
Untitled (Face in Dirt)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
About Face: The David and Gail Mixer Collection of Photographs David Wojnarowicz 1954 - 1992 Untitled (Face in Dirt) gelatin silver print, framed, a P.P.O.W. Gallery label on the reverse image: 19 by 19¾ in. (48.3 by 50.2 cm.) frame: 28 by 28 in. (71.1 by 71.1 cm.) Executed in 1991, printed posthumously in 1992-93, this print is number 6 from an edition of 10.
Sotheby's
Apr. 06, 2024
AMERICAN STENCIL SPRAY PAINTING BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, stencil and spray painting on paper, depicting a composition with a house, a military plane, and a human figure, 1982. Signed and dated, lower right. A sketch painting depicting a male nude figure, on the backside. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Mar. 02, 2024
ATTR TO DAVID WOJNAROWICZ AMERICAN HEAD SCULPTURE
Est: $100 - $150
Attributed to David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a sculpture made of collaged paper and acrylic on cast plaster titled Head, from the Metamorphosis series, 1984. Signed, dated, and inscribed, NYC, on the backside and on the bottom. David Michael Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter and recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art until his death. Contemporary Sculptures And American Art Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Mar. 02, 2024
AMERICAN PHOTO TIME AND MONEY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a gelatin silver print photograph Untitled, or Time and Money, from his Ant Series, 1988 to 1989. Matted and framed. Wojnarowicz was known for his multidisciplinary approach, addressing issues such as AIDS activism, LGBTQ rights, and social injustices. Contemporary American Photographs And Art Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Feb. 17, 2024
AMERICAN MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, mixed media artwork depicting a collage with scull formed beads and newspaper clips. Signed lower left. Framed. David Michael Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter and recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art. Contemporary Sculptures And American Art Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc
Jan. 13, 2024
AMERICAN GRAFFITI SPRAY PAINTING BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, a graffiti spray on military used metal object, depicting a composition with a falling man, a soldier, a target, human figures, a house, and a plane, 1982. Signed, dated, and inscribed, NYC, lower right. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Dec. 14, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Dad's Ship acrylic and enamel on four joined
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Dad's Ship acrylic and enamel on four joined Masonite panels 96 x 96 in. (243.8 x 243.8 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 06, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ STENCIL AND SPRAY PAINTING. ART ON PAPER BY.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
David Wojnarowicz Stencil and spray painting. Art on paper by. Dimensions: Height: 26.25 inches, Width: 20.25 inches. --- US Packing and Shipping charge: In house shipping available. Will be calculated once destination known. Plus insurance at a rate of $1 per hundred.
Uniques & Antiques
Dec. 01, 2023
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Buffaloes)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
David Wojnarowicz Untitled (Buffaloes) 1988 / printed 1994 platinum print image: 10.625 h x 13.875 w in (27 x 35 cm) sheet: 16 h x 20 w in (41 x 51 cm) Signed by the executor of the David Wojnarowicz estate and numbered to verso with estate stamp 'Estate of David Wojnarowicz 68/100 TWR'. This work is number 68 from the edition of 100 published by Aperture Foundation Inc., New York. Provenance: Acquired directly from the publisher in 1994 by the present owner Literature: David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night, Breslin and Kiehl, pl. 125 This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Nov. 08, 2023
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
David Wojnarowicz Untitled c. 1982 stencil spray painted on paper map 18.25 h x 25.125 w in (46 x 64 cm) Sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by the The Estate of David Wojnarowicz (signed by Tom Rauffenbart, Executor) Provenance: Estate of Keith Davis | Sur Rodney (Sur) Archives | Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York | PPOW, New York | Acquired from the previous in 2014, Private Collection | Artsy Auction, Post-War and Contemporary Art, May 2023, Lot 18 | Private Collection
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 04, 2023
David Wojnarowicz. "Untitled Time/Money," photograph
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
(American, 1954-1992). Gelatin silver print, 1989, ed. 2/5, signed, titled, editioned and dated on verso, image size: 28 x 34 in., framed size: 42 x 46 inches.
Alex Cooper
Oct. 06, 2023
David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992); Untitled (Buffaloes);
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) Untitled (Buffaloes), 1988-89 Oversized gelatin silver print, printed 1992; signed by Tom Rauffenbart, Executor of the artist's estate, numbered '4/12', annotated 'Memorial Edition', and inscribed 'For Steven' in ink on the reverse, framed. 17 1/4 x 23 1/8 in. (43.8 x 58.7 cm.) sheet 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Bonhams
Sep. 30, 2023
ATTR TO DAVID WOJNAROWICZ TRASH CAN LID ARTWORK
Est: $100 - $150
Mixed media artwork attributed to David Wojnarowicz, 1954 to 1992, an American artist and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. Acrylics spray paint on metal trash can lid. The piece represents a target with artists signature Falling Man and Burning House motifs. Untitled. Ca. 1980s. Collectible Mid Century American Non Conformist Art.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 23, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ TIME AND MONEY ANTS SERIES PRINT
Est: $2,000 - $10,000
Limited Edition silver gelatin print 3/5 signed on verso by David Wojnarowicz (American 1954-1992) painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter/recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. In the late 1970s he emerged as one of the most prominent and prolific members of an avant-garde wing that used mixed media, graffiti and street art. Wojnarowicz's works are in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. Condition: professionally framed in excellent condition. Dimensions: 46x40 inches. Provenance: Seller states: acquired from private collection in New York. Notable exchanges: 1992, the band U2 used Wojnarowicz's tumbling buffalo photograph "Untitled (Buffaloes)" for the cover art of its single "One". An oversized gelatin print of "Untitled (Buffaloes)" sold at auction in October 2014 for $125,000, in 2011, P.P.O.W. gallery showed Spirituality, 2018, the Whitney Museum of American Art hosted a major retrospective, David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night. This lot has a reserve.
Affiliated Auctions & Realty LLC
Aug. 17, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Buffaloes).
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (Buffaloes). Platinum print, the image measuring 254x352 mm; 10 1/2x13 7/8 inches, the sheet 406x505 mm; 16x19 7/8 inches, with Wojnarowicz's Estate stamp and edition notation 24/100 in pencil on verso; enclosed in the original paper folder with an original text by David Wojnarowicz and the printed colophon and publishing information. 1988; printed 1994. David Wojnarowicz made this image of a diorama at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. soon after his own AIDS diagnosis. The image of the buffalo falling over the edge of a cliff draws a parallel between their freefall and near-extinction and the government's inadequate response to the AIDS epidemic. "Even in the face of something like gravity, one can jump at least three or four feet in the air and even though gravity will drag us back to the earth again, it is in the moment we are three or four feet in the air that we experience true freedom." - David Wojnarowicz
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 05, 2023
AMERICAN SPRAY PAINT PAINTING BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, stencil spray paint on paper, depicting a composition with a falling man and map of the U.S.A., 1982. Signed and dated, lower right. Framed. David Michael Wojnarowicz was an American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He is known for Funk modernist figurative imagery. Modern and Contemporary American Artworks, Wall Art, and Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Aug. 02, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ TIME AND MONEY ANTS SERIES PRINT
Est: $12,000 - $20,000
Limited Edition silver gelatin print 3/5 signed on verso by David Wojnarowicz (American 1954-1992) painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter/recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. In the late 1970s he emerged as one of the most prominent and prolific members of an avant-garde wing that used mixed media, graffiti and street art. Wojnarowicz's works are in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others. Condition: professionally framed in excellent condition. Dimensions: 46x40 inches. Provenance: Seller states: acquired from private collection in New York. Notable exchanges: 1992, the band U2 used Wojnarowicz's tumbling buffalo photograph "Untitled (Buffaloes)" for the cover art of its single "One". An oversized gelatin print of "Untitled (Buffaloes)" sold at auction in October 2014 for $125,000, in 2011, P.P.O.W. gallery showed Spirituality, 2018, the Whitney Museum of American Art hosted a major retrospective, David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night. This lot has a reserve.
Affiliated Auctions & Realty LLC
Jun. 24, 2023
AMERICAN SCULPTURE HEAD BY DAVID WOJNAROWICZ
Est: $100 - $150
David Wojnarowicz, American, 1954 to 1992, sculpture made of collaged paper and acrylic on cast plaster titled Head, from the Metamorphosis series, 1984. Signed and dated to the bottom. David Michael Wojnarowicz was a painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter and recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. He incorporated personal narratives influenced by his struggle with AIDS as well as his political activism in his art until his death. Contemporary Sculptures And American Art Collectibles.
Antique Arena Inc
Jun. 22, 2023
David Wojnarowicz (American, 1954 - 1992)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
"Untitled (ACT UP Diptych)" 1990 Color screen-prints on wove paper. 18 3/8” x 23 1/2"; 23 1/8” x 27 1/2" (overall). One signed and dated and the other numbered. Published by ACT UP/New York, New York. From the scarce edition of 100. Transcription: "If I had a dollar to spend for healthcare I'd rather spend it on a baby or an innocent person with some defect or illness not of their own responsibility; not some persons with AIDS...” says the Texas healthcare official and I can't even remember what he looks like I reached in through the t.v. screen and ripped his face in half I was told I have ARC (aids related complex) recently and this was after watching seven friends die in the last two years slow vicious unnecessary deaths because fags and dykes and drug addicts are the expendable in this country " If you want to stop AIDS shoot the queers...” says the ex-governor of Texas and I'm carrying this rage like a blood filled egg and there's a thin line between the inside and the outside a thin line between thought and action and that line is simply made up of blood and muscle and bone I'm waking up more and more from daydreams of tipping amazonian blowdarts in "infected blood" and spitting them at the exposed necklines of certain politicians or nazi-preachers or government health care officials or the rabid strangers parading against AIDS clinics in the nightly news suburbs there's a thin line a very thin line and as each T-cell disappears from my body its replaced by ten pounds of pressure ten pounds of rage and I focus that rage into non-violent resistance but that focus is starting to slip my hands are beginning to move independent of thought the egg is starting to crack America seems to understand murder as self defense against those who would murder us and its been murder on a daily basis for eight long years in this killing machine called America and I say there's certain politicians that better increase their security forces there's walking swastikas in the forms of religious leaders and healthcare officials that had better get bigger dogs and higher fences and more complex security alarms for their homes and queer bashers better start doing their work from inside howitzer tanks because the thin line between the outside and the inside is beginning to erode and at the moment I'm a sixteen foot tall five hundred and seventy two pound man inside this six foot frame and all I can feel is the pressure all I can feel is the pressure and the need for release.”
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 10, 2023
Wojnarowicz, David: Portrait John Edward Heys
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Portrait John Edward Heys -- 2 Zeichnungen. Faserstift in Schwarz auf dünnem Skizzenblockpapier. 1985. -- 22,9 x 15,2 bzw. 22,8 x 15,2 cm. -- Beide verso mit Kugelschreiber in Schwarz signiert "L. David Wj.", datiert und gewidmet "For John". -- -- Der amerikanische Künstler David Wojnarowicz, der im Alter von nur 37 an den Folgen von Aids verstarb, gehörte in den 1980er Jahren zu den führenden Figuren der New Yorker Undergroundszene. Er wurde als Street-Art-Künstler, Maler, Schriftsteller, Fotograf, Filmemacher und Performance-Künstler bekannt. In seinem kompromisslosen Werk dokumentierte und beleuchtete der Künstler wichtige Perioden der amerikanischen Geschichte: die AIDS-Krise und die Kulturkriege der späten 1980er und frühen 1990er Jahre. Die beiden Zeichnungen sind das Zeugnis der Freundschaft zu dem amerikanischen Schauspieler, Autor und Regisseur John Edward Heys, der ebenfalls in zahlreichen Aufnahmen des gemeinsamen Freundes Peter Hujar zu sehen ist. In ihrer gemeinsamen Zeit in New York traten Heys und weitere Künstler als Charaktere aus dem Text „Sounds in the Distance“ von Wojnarowicz in Performances auf. Als Wojnarowicz mit der Performance 1984 nach Berlin eingeladen wurde, folgten ihm u.a. Heys und weitere Künstler, die gemeinsam in die Underground-Drag-Szene der Stadt eintauchten. Die beiden Zeichnungen sind im Zusammenhang mit der Performance und der gemeinsamen Reise zu sehen. -- -- - Provenienz: Direkt vom Künstler an John Edward Heys -- -- - Wir bitten darum, Zustandsberichte zu den Losen zu erfragen, da der Erhaltungszustand nur in Ausnahmefällen im Katalog angegeben ist. -- - Please ask for condition reports for individual lots, as the condition is usually not mentioned in the catalogue.
Bassenge Auctions
Jun. 08, 2023
David WOJNAROWICZ (1954 - 1992) Sans titre - circa 1990 Pochoir, peinture aérosol et acrylique sur carton fin
Est: €60,000 - €80,000
David WOJNAROWICZ (1954 - 1992) Sans titre - circa 1990 Pochoir, peinture aérosol et acrylique sur carton fin Signé au tampon Stencil, spray and acrylic on thin cardboard; stamped h: 55,50 w: 71 cm Provenance : Don de l'artiste à Jesse Hultberg Collection particulière, Paris Estimation 60 000 - 80 000 €
Artcurial
May. 12, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) The Boys Go Off to War diptych—acrylic, spray
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) The Boys Go Off to War diptych—acrylic, spray paint and printed paper collage on Masonite each: 47 3/4 x 47 3/4 in. (121.3 x 121.3 cm.) overall (framed): 48 1/4 x 95 1/2 in. (122.6 x 242.6 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 15, 2023
David Wojnarowicz and Paul Thek, Tongues of Flame and Processions
Est: $150 - $200
David Wojnarowicz and Paul Thek Tongues of Flame and Processions bound printed paper, lithograph in colors Complete Lot Details Tongues of Flame David Wojnarowicz, 1990. This book contains a limited edition lithograph. Signed, dated to recto 'Wojnarowicz 1990' and signed, dated, titled and numbered to verso 'Untitled 43/40 David Wojnarowicz 1990' with embossed stamp. Processions Paul Thek, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977. This work is from the edition of 2000. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 15, 2023
David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (USA)
Est: $80,000 - $100,000
David Wojnarowicz Untitled (USA) 1989 thirteen black and white photographs, artist-designed frame 38.25 h x 36.25 w in (97 x 92 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'David Wojnarowicz Untitled (USA) 1989'. Provenance: PPOW, New York | Private Collection Exhibited: In the Shadow of Forward Motion, 3 February - 4 March 1989, PPOW, New York SNOWJOB, March 2019, Hal Bromm, New York This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 08, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Earth & Wind and Fire & Water, from Four Ele
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Earth & Wind and Fire & Water, from Four Elements Each Sheet: 22 3/4 x 30 in. (578 x 762 mm.) (2)
Christie's
Feb. 01, 2023
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ UNTITLED METAMORPH0SIS HEAD
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Untitled (from The Metamorphosis series) Signed, dated and inscribed to verso David Wojnarowicz NYC 1984. Incised signature and date to underside 'Wojnarowicz 84'. Collaged paper and acrylic on cast plaster by David Michael Wojnarowicz (1954 1992) American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, songwriter/recording artist, and AIDS activist prominent in the East Village art scene. Notable exchanges: 1992, the band U2 used Wojnarowicz's tumbling buffalo photograph "Untitled (Buffaloes)" for the cover art of its single "One". An oversized gelatin print of "Untitled (Buffaloes)" sold at auction in October 2014 for $125,000, in 2011, P.P.O.W. gallery showed Spirituality, 2018, the Whitney Museum of American Art hosted a major retrospective, David Wojnarowicz: History Keeps Me Awake at Night. Condition: Very good with no noted damage and accompanied by black and white photo of artist in studio. Provenance: private collection, Philadelphia. Dimensions: approx. 10 x10x10 inches This lot has a reserve.
Affiliated Auctions & Realty LLC
Dec. 14, 2022
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (ACT-UP) screenprint on paper, in tw
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
DAVID WOJNAROWICZ (1954-1992) Untitled (ACT-UP) screenprint on paper, in two parts each sheet: 23 3/4 x 27 in. (60.3 x 68.6 cm.) (2)
Christie's