The Phillips sales prices are outstanding for the New York Paper sales Oct 22. . In researching Andy Warhol's
134 | Andy Warhol, Diamond Dust Shoes (Black) (F. & S. 256), 1980 | $40,000–60,000 | $83,850 |
I wanted to see what the the original release price may have been. I did not find an exact figure for the original sale price. The info from the Christies website below is for your comparison with the historical context to compare the price of the Phillips sale. Christies is referencing the early original works, and more. Phillips is a recent sale. Jamie Forbes, publisher of FineArtMagazineblog.blogspot.com, and https://sunstormfineartmagazine.com/
Warhol work as a commercial artists as per Christie's Auctions. See the detail below form https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6606837It was not until several decades later that Warhol would return to the shoe. The Diamond Dust Shoes emerged as part of his Retrospective series, in which he revisited some of the most prominent images of his earlier career. In typical Warholian fashion, however, the motif was far from a simple reprisal. As the 1980s dawned, his sparkling heels glittered with new significance. As Vincent Fremont writes, ‘Andy created the Diamond Dust Shoe paintings just as the disco, lamé, and stilettos of Studio 54 had captured the imagination of the Manhattan glitterati. Andy, who had been in the vanguard of the New York club scene since the early 60s, once again reflected the times he was living in through his paintings’ (quoted in Diamond Dust Shoes, exh. cat., Gagosian Gallery, New York, 1999, pp. 8-9). Warhol’s shoes had danced from post-war Pop to post-punk glamour, ushering in the era of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Madonna and David Bowie.(https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6606837)
PHILLIPS’ OCTOBER EDITIONS & WORKS ON PAPER SALES ACHIEVE OVER $4 MILLION
Auction Results Demonstrate Strong Demand for Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Roy Lichtenstein, Among Others
New York, 22 & 24 October 2026 Sale Total: $4,026,348 / £3,010,456 / €3,593,374
Kelly Troester and Cary Leibowitz, Deputy Chairpersons and Worldwide Co-Heads of Editions, said, “The success of our October auctions in New York—compounded with our stellar sales last month in London—emphasize the continued interest from the global collecting community in high-quality editions and works on paper. With bidders from over 40 countries participating in the two days of sales, we saw particular enthusiasm for the work of Andy Warhol, with four of his pieces landing in our top 10 lots. Our dedicated Modernism auction, which has become a highly anticipated moment in the calendar, kicked things off with a bang, as a rare Salvador Dalí chess set sold for three times its estimate at $109,650, while Gerald K. Geerlings’ Jewelled City (Chicago) soared to $25,800 against a low estimate of $6,000. Surrealist and Avant-garde artists Man Ray and Victor Brauner attracted new attention to sale. Works by Frank Stella, Louise Bourgeois, Keith Haring, Anish Kapoor brought new record prices and works by David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Judd, Joan Mitchell, Nancy Spero and Mel Bochner also saw spirited bidding, a testament to the continued demand for high-quality prints and multiples.”
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