Adrian Ghenie

Burning Books

Found at Christies, New York
21st Century Evening Sale, Lot 20 A
11. May - 11. May 2021
Estimate: 2.500.000 - 4.500.000 USD
Price realised: 2.730.000 USD
Adrian Ghenie (B. 1977)
signed and dated 'Ghenie 2014' (on the reverse)
oil and acrylic on canvas
74 5/8 x 51 ¼ in. (190 x 130 cm.)
Painted in 2014.
Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above by the present owner

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work Burning Books by Adrian Ghenie was sold in the 21st Century Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2021. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 2,500,000.00 – 4,500,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 2,730,000.00 (€ 2,238,805.97) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Admittedly, works by Adrian Ghenie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Pie Fight Interior 12 in May last year with an auction result of HKD 81,060,000.00 (€ 9,623,561.64).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit Burning Books von Adrian Ghenie wurde im Mai 2021 in der Auktion 21st Century Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.500.000,00 – 4.500.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 2.730.000,00 (€ 2.238.805,97) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Adrian Ghenie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Pie Fight Interior 12 im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 81.060.000,00 (€ 9.623.561,64).

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