Kenny Scharf

(50 years old, born 1958)

Sample work by Kenny Scharf

Sinoscapia (2006)
oil, acrylic, enamel and silkscreen ink on linen, 60 x 72 inches

From SURREALISM: Then and Now at Paul Kasmin Gallery.

Galleries showing Kenny Scharf

Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tony Shafrazi Gallery

Shows with Kenny Scharf

Four Friends at Tony Shafrazi GalleryOct 25, 2007-Feb 29, 2008
No press release was published for this show....
SURREALISM: Then and Now at Paul Kasmin GalleryOct 11, 2006-Nov 11, 2006
“Surrealism is about the unconscious, and I feel my work is about the unconscious. The images come from the unconscious except that my unconscious is filled with pop imagery. My unconscious is pop, so therefore the art would be Pop-Surrealism.” --...
Minds Wide Open at MicroCoSM GalleryDec 15, 2005-Feb 11, 2006
MicroCosm Gallery is pleased to present "Minds Wide Open," a group show featuring some of the finest visionary artists working today. The artworld has recently shown interest in contemporary expressions of expanded states of awareness and Visionary t...

Kenny Scharf Auction Archive

200820 lots (20 results, 35% unsold)
200716 lots (16 results, 25% unsold)
20066 lots (6 results, 33% unsold)

Auction Results

Premium is the auction house commission. It is added to the winning bid and charged to the buyer. To allow a comparison of winning bids and auction house estimates, the amounts below do not include buyer's premium, unless explicitly stated. Only contemporary art auctions after November 1, 2006 are included.
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Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day, New York, May 15, 2008
Lot: 585Mutazz
oil on canvas in artist's frame
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Premium:    24.3%$5,600
Result with premium:   $28,600
$23,000
Lot: 586Earnestness
oil and enamel on canvas in artist's frame
Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Premium:    23.3%$7,000
Result with premium:   $37,000
$30,000
Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Afternoon, New York, May 14, 2008
Lot: 468Znake
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
Premium:    25.0%$5,000
Result with premium:   $25,000
$20,000
Lot: 469Bloopzipbloopzipbloop
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
Premium:    22.6%$8,600
Result with premium:   $46,600
$38,000
Christie's, Post-War & Contemporary Art, London, South Kensington, April 2, 2008
Lot: 718Untitled (USS Enterprise)
watercolour and silkscreen on paper
43 7/8 x 29 5/8in. (111.5 x 75.3cm.)
Executed circa 1990's
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Premium:    25.0%£750
Result with premium:   £3,750
£3,000
Lot: 719Untitled (Space Reporter)
watercolour and silkscreen on paper
29 5/8 x 43 7/8in. (75.3 x 111.5cm.)
Executed circa 1990's
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Premium:    25.0%£750
Result with premium:   £3,750
£3,000
Lot: 720Blob (1994)
oil on canvas
42 x 61 3/8in. (106.7 x 155.9cm.)
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
Premium:    25.0%£2,125
Result with premium:   £10,625
£8,500
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art, New York, April 2, 2008
Lot: 311Hell Mary (Mary Waronov)
oil on canvas with artist's frame
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 312Untitled (To Bobeye and Melane...
oil, acrylic and spraypaint on canvas
Estimate: $18,000 - $25,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 313Bugle Boy Head
oil on canvasboard in artist's frame
Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000
Premium:    25.0%$3,250
Result with premium:   $16,250
$13,000
Lot: 314Eyelips
ink, watercolor and acrylic on paper
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000unsold/withdrawn
Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary First Open, New York, April 1, 2008
Lot: 87Bloopzipbloopzipbloop (2000)
bronze
25½ x 18 x 11 in. (64.8 x 45.7 x 27.9 cm.)
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
Premium:    23.1%$7,400
Result with premium:   $39,400
$32,000
Lot: 111MAD-GLAD-MAN (1985)
enamel on polyurethane foam with metal armature
94 x 25 x 42 in. (238.7 x 63.5 x 106.6 cm.)
Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000
Premium:    21.4%$15,000
Result with premium:   $85,000
$70,000
Lot: 117Up with Monuments (2000)
bronze
31½ x 24 x 24 in. (80 x 61 x 61 cm.)
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000
Premium:    25.0%$5,000
Result with premium:   $25,000
$20,000
Phillips De Pury, Under the Influence, New York, March 31, 2008
Lot: 164Wash n' Wear (1998)Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 165Untitled (Sborro) (1993)Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 166Zerene (1999)Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000
Premium:    25.0%$5,000
Result with premium:   $25,000
$20,000
Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day, London, New Bond Street, February 28, 2008
Lot: 443Ooozolution
oil on canvas in artist's frame
Estimate: £35,000 - £45,000
Premium:    21.3%£8,500
Result with premium:   £48,500
£40,000
Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale, London, King Street, February 7, 2008
Lot: 413Litorb (1995)
acrylic on canvas
64 x 54 1/8in. (162.5 x 137.5cm.)
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000unsold/withdrawn
Lot: 414Villa Zapu (1988)
oil on linen
66 x 48in. (167.6 x 121.9cm.)
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000unsold/withdrawn
Phillips De Pury, Contemporary Art Part II, New York, November 16, 2007

For the remaining auction results, see auction archive above.


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