Ai Weiwei
History of Bombs
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Prints & Multiples, Lot 139
8. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Prints & Multiples, Lot 139
8. Sep - 15. Sep 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ai Weiwei
b. 1957
History of Bombs
Offset lithograph printed in colours, 2020, digitally signed by the artist, from the edition of 1,000, accompanied by the certificate of authenticity, published by the Imperial War Museum, London, on wove paper, unframed
sheet: 500 by 700mm 19¾ by 27½in
b. 1957
History of Bombs
Offset lithograph printed in colours, 2020, digitally signed by the artist, from the edition of 1,000, accompanied by the certificate of authenticity, published by the Imperial War Museum, London, on wove paper, unframed
sheet: 500 by 700mm 19¾ by 27½in
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Ai Weiwei achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in September 2021. In the Prints & Multiples auction, the work History of Bombs sold for GBP 1,764.00 (€ 2,052.44) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 600.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ai Weiwei achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads in June 2015 with an auction result of GBP 3,442,500.00 (€ 4,853,881.79).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ai Weiwei erzielte im September 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints & Multiples wurde die Arbeit History of Bombs für GBP 1.764,00 (€ 2.052,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 600,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ai Weiwei erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads im Juni 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 3.442.500,00 (€ 4.853.881,79).
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