Lot 340 · 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session
Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah)
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- Estimate
- $100,000–$150,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, New York · 15 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-189682
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kehinde Wiley, Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah). Phillips, 15 Nov 2023, lot 340. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-189682.
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Kehinde Wiley, Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah). Phillips, 15 Nov 2023, lot 340. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-189682.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shifting into Five | Jo Messer | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Miriam Cahn | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| From Dark to Light (from the Waterfall series) | Pat Steir | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Amontilad | John Armleder | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| I Have Proof | Jeanette Mundt | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Günther Förg | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kehinde Wiley | Head of a Young Girl Veiled and Crowned with Flowers after J | $127,000 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | |
| Kehinde Wiley | Thioqo Gliveira do Rosario Rozendo Study V | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | Portrait of Quentin Lee Moore | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | St. Michael | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | Passing/Posing #11 | Christie's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | Fishermen Upon a Lee-shore in Squally Weather (Zakary Antoin | Phillips, May 2026 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | Big Daddy Kane | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| Kehinde Wiley | Passing/ Posing (Female Prophet Anne, Samuel's Mother) No. 2 | Phillips, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.