- Art.Salon
- Artists
- Barbara Kruger
- Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power)
Barbara Kruger
Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power)
Estimate: 25.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 48.255 USD
Price realised: 48.255 USD
Description
Barbara Kruger (born 1945)
Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power), 1989
Lithograph in colors on Arches Cover paper, signed in pencil, dated and annotated 'AP' (an artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100), an edition commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture as part of the Bicentennial of the French Revolution, printed by Derriere L'Etoile, New York, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 36 1/8 x 35 1/2in (91.7 x 90.1cm)
Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power), 1989
Lithograph in colors on Arches Cover paper, signed in pencil, dated and annotated 'AP' (an artist's proof, aside from the edition of 100), an edition commissioned by the French Ministry of Culture as part of the Bicentennial of the French Revolution, printed by Derriere L'Etoile, New York, the full sheet, framed.
sheet 36 1/8 x 35 1/2in (91.7 x 90.1cm)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 61 %.
In May last year Bonhams in New York held the auction Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples, which included the work Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power) by Barbara Kruger. The »bidding war« ended at USD 48,255.00 (€ 44,967.85), 61% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Barbara Kruger achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled (Your Manias Become Science) in November 2021 with an auction result of USD 1,170,000.00 (€ 1,036,590.77).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 61 % übertroffen
Im Mai letzten Jahres führte Bonhams in New York die Auktion Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Savoir c'est pouvoir (Knowledge is Power) von Barbara Kruger zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 48.255,00 (€ 44.967,85) und damit 61% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Barbara Kruger erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled (Your Manias Become Science) im November 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.170.000,00 (€ 1.036.590,77).