Lot 540 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
Nude Bending Over
John Currin · conté crayon, charcoal and chalk on paper
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session, New York · 11 May 2016
- Dimensions
- 16 7/8 x 14 in. (42.8 x 35.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4038290
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4038290 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4038290
John Currin, Nude Bending Over. Christie's, 11 May 2016, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038290.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4038290.
John Currin, Nude Bending Over. Christie's, 11 May 2016, lot 540. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4038290.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session · May 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperondogs Pie | Nate Lowman | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Untitled | Joe Bradley | $700,000–$1,000,000 | |
| Atomists: Ascension | Gabriel Orozco | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Snow Owls | Robert Wilson | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Red Wave | Louis Eisner | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Figures in a Garden #1 | Cecily Brown | $200,000–$300,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Currin | Girl in Bed | $63,000 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | |
| John Currin | untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 | ||
| John Currin | The Dumpee | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| John Currin | study for the penitent | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| John Currin | Sentimental Woman | Phillips, May 2022 | ||
| John Currin | Healthcare Worker | Rago, May 2026 | ||
| John Currin | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| John Currin | Woman with child | Phillips, Jun 2018 |
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.