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Henry Darger (1882-1973) from Chicago was a custodian and attended church regularly but lived a reclusive personal life. His astonishing work was discovered after his death and includes .
Christie’s week of Americana sales totaled $9,202,500 and established five auction records. A rare contemporary 1776 broadside edition of the Declaration of Independence from the .
Two Dogs Fighing: Man Chasing Dog (1939-42) Image courtesy Christie s. “Outsider art” may not always be easy to define, but demand has never been broader or more intense, according to Christie’s specialist Cara Zimmerman. Featuring 90 lots, yesterday’s online “Outsider and Vernacular Art” sale pulled in just over $2 million. That total cleared the $1.57 million presale high estimate, with a strong sell-through rate of 97 percent sold by lot and 99 percent sold by value. The auction included selections from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation, sold to benefit both the Foundation and the Harlem Children’s Zone. The total is down from a larger sale of 128 lots last year that pulled in $3.3 million that had an identical 99 percent sell through rate.