Philippe Petit (born 13 August 1949) is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning of 7 August 1974. For his unauthorized feat 400 metres (1,312 feet) above the ground – which he referred to as "le coup" – he rigged a 200-kilogram (440-pound) cable and used a custom-made 8-metre (30-foot) long, 25-kilogram (55-pound) balancing pole. He performed for 45 minutes, making eight passes along the wire. More about Philippe Petit
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Since then, Petit has lived in New York, where he has been artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, also a location of other aerial performances. He has done wire walking as part of official celebrations in New York, across the United States, and in France and other countries, as well as teaching workshops on the art. In 2008, Man on Wire, a documentary directed by James Marsh about Petit's walk between the towers, won numerous awards including the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. He was also the subject of a children's book and an animated adaptation of it, released in 2005. The Walk, a film based on Petit's walk, was released in September 2015, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit and directed by Robert Zemeckis.In total, we tracked 70 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Philippe Petit (PHILIPPE PETIT signed autographed photo HIGH-WIRE ARTIST) was sold in January 2024 for $252.00 while the cheapest item (PHILIPPE PETIT Authentic Hand Signed Autograph CUT - HIRE WIRE ARTIST -THE WALK) found a new owner for $1.75 in December 2019. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2023 with an average selling price of $80.71 for an autographed item of Philippe Petit. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2024 with $252.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.50 was October 2023. In average, an autographed item from Philippe Petit is worth $29.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Philippe Petit were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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High-Wire Artist Philippe Petit Signed FDC W Original Drawing Todd Mueller COA | $139.99 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT - Authentic Signed 8x10 Photo - High Wire, World Trade Center | $31.00 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT - Authentic Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo - High Wire Walker, WTC | $1.99 | ||
Philippe Petit Authentic Autographed Signed World Trade Center Walker 8x10 Photo | $80.79 | ||
Philippe Petit Autographed Signed Trade Center 8x10 COLORED Photo (BECKETT COA) | $69.99 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 8X10 PHOTO - WORLD TRADE CENTER HIGH-WIRE WALKER | $149.99 | ||
Philippe Petit signed autographed 8x10 photo high-wire artist World Trade Center | $6.50 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT Signed Autographed NYC TIGHTROPE WALKER Photo | $168.00 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT Signed Autographed NYC TIGHTROPE WALKER Photo | $150.00 | ||
PHILIPPE PETIT signed autographed photo HIGH-WIRE ARTIST | $252.00 |