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Dondi's original work

analog_tapeanalog_tape 604 Posts
edited May 2010 in Strut Central
Does anyone know what kind of cash some of Dondi's work has gone for? I was reading that when he died he left hundreds of pieces of art behind

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  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    dude was light years ahead..
  • dreskieboogiedreskieboogie 951 Posts
    He truly was light years ahead!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dondi_White

    On wiki it says that "Dondi had no children but left behind hundreds of paintings and drawings, the ownership of which is still being disputed" so I guess none of that has been sold yet.

    I would think that he's one of the most sought after NY writers who did canvases but I guess prices would never go Banksy high though.

    Dress
  • analog_tapeanalog_tape 604 Posts
    dude was light years ahead..

    o yeah, just those full cars dondi and duro were doing in 79-80 were sick. These guys had to paint in between the cars, so they most likely had to wait until the next day to see the finished product.
  • analog_tapeanalog_tape 604 Posts
    He truly was light years ahead!

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dondi_White

    On wiki it says that "Dondi had no children but left behind hundreds of paintings and drawings, the ownership of which is still being disputed" so I guess none of that has been sold yet.

    I would think that he's one of the most sought after NY writers who did canvases but I guess prices would never go Banksy high though.

    Dress

    I still can't belive what Banksy paintings are going for, but then again I would have never thought that copy of Soultors - Stone Cold 45 was gonna sell for almost a grand the other day on ebay
  • dreskieboogiedreskieboogie 951 Posts
    A proper picture of the first of three "children of the grave" wholecars surfaced not too long ago:

    http://www.12ozprophet.com/index.php/martha_cooper/entry/dondi_children_of_the_grave_-_parts_123/

    So classic!

    Dress
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    anyone seen the additional footage on the Style Wars DVD that came out a few years back...with Dondi talking about letters battling each other etc... awesome shit...

    I always admried his simple yet stylish works... his colours and sence of space and size and clean finish is something alot of dudes still havent mastered...

    Id love to see some canvas works of his...

    Also, his BUS pieces are classic....
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts



    dope! just found this on youtube.... with deodato s/t....
  • calkutacalkuta 160 Posts
    i always loved the colours he used...they showed some of his canvasses in the movie dont they?
  • minimini 880 Posts
  • staxwaxstaxwax 1,474 Posts
    Dondi's work has been in demand among collectors since the 80's - OG sketches etc. will not sell for less than a few thousand dollars. Especially now with the 70's generation coming of age and having money to drop.
    sometimes prints etc will pop up for a lot less
    If you have to go the gallery route it will cost you. I dont think anyone that has sketches or work will be letting it go for cheap either.

    http://weeklydrop.com/2008/10/dondi-white-print/

    http://reachwca.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/dondi-prints/
  • analog_tapeanalog_tape 604 Posts
    I started this thread because i was looking through the hard cover book they put out off his work. There is a page that shows a metal D mounted on a canvas, they is
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    I started this thread because i was looking through the hard cover book they put out off his work. There is a page that shows a metal D mounted on a canvas, they is

    what page is that metal D on? I don't remember that
  • staxwaxstaxwax 1,474 Posts
    some original Dondi work is up for auction at christies on March 8

    "From Words To Man"

    "Development Overcome"

    happy bidding
  • dj_cityboydj_cityboy 1,478 Posts
    shit man, if i only had a couple grand sitting around doing nuthin...Dondi is the shit, its so unfortunate that he passed, but so dope that we were left with such sick shit to drool over...

    i see a bunch of other writers shit for auction as well...
  • The-gafflerThe-gaffler 2,190 Posts
    i was about to say, 10 poasts in and no dj_cityboy?
  • dj_cityboydj_cityboy 1,478 Posts
    oh i am here alright, so this all goes down tomorrow funny thing is i was sitting at work today thinking about this auction most of the day, i convinced myself that i would offer up $3000 for one of these....got really excited about it an erythang... then i rechecked the listing and saw what they were starting at ($5,590 - $8,385)...well so much for that, i was looking forward to giving the old creditcard a run for its money...

    even as bad as id love to have one of these, this money doesnt grow on trees...
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