Lot 270 · Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation
Napkin, February, 2009
Hendrik Kerstens · chromogenic print
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Photographs Including Property Sold to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, New York · 6 April 2017
- Dimensions
- image/sheet: 58 1/2 x 46 3/4 in. (148.6 x 118.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3946188
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hendrik Kerstens, Napkin, February, 2009. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946188.
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Hendrik Kerstens, Napkin, February, 2009. Christie's, 6 Apr 2017, lot 270. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3946188.
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|---|---|---|---|
| M/Y Serene, Ligurian Sea, 2011 | Damion Berger (B. 1978) | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| 1,000 Year Old Eggs (A), New York, 2003 | Irving Penn | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Eastman Kodak Elite, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1980s, proces… | Alison Rossiter | $18,000–$22,000 | |
| 5979 West End Boulevard, New Orleans, LA, 2005 | Robert Polidori | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled (February 14, 2012 6:20 pm), 2012 | Richard Misrach | $40,000–$60,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Kerstens | bag | $32,500 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | |
| Hendrik Kerstens | Shopping Bag | Phillips, Oct 2023 | ||
| Hendrik Kerstens | Naturel, November | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2014 | ||
| Irving Penn | Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong (1 of 3), New York | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Robert Mapplethorpe | 'Italian Devil' | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Irving Penn | Iceland Poppy / Papaver Nudicaule, New York, 2006 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | ||
| Hendrik Kerstens | Shopping Bag, 2008 | Christie's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Peter Beard | Francis Bacon, 80 Narrow Street, London N.W.1 March 1972 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.