Asger Jorn
In the Beginning Was the Image
Found at
Christies,
New York
POST WAR AND CONTEMPORARY (EVENING SALE), Lot 35
14. May - 14. May 2002
POST WAR AND CONTEMPORARY (EVENING SALE), Lot 35
14. May - 14. May 2002
Estimate: 900.000 - 1.200.000 USD
Price realised: 2.099.500 USD
Price realised: 2.099.500 USD
Description
Asger Jorn (1914-1973)
In the Beginning Was the Image
signed 'Jorn' (lower right)
acrylic and oil on canvas
78¾ x 118¼ in. (200 x 300 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
In the Beginning Was the Image
signed 'Jorn' (lower right)
acrylic and oil on canvas
78¾ x 118¼ in. (200 x 300 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
A top price for Asger Jorn
The work In the Beginning Was the Image by Asger Jorn was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2002. It achieved a price of USD 2,099,500.00 (€ 2,248,099.37), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 75%. This high result makes In the Beginning Was the Image the most expensive artwork by Asger Jorn that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Asger Jorn
Die Arbeit In the Beginning Was the Image von Asger Jorn kam im Mai 2002 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 2.099.500,00 (€ 2.248.099,37) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 75%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht In the Beginning Was the Image zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Asger Jorn, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Asger Jorn - Auction history
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