Bill Viola
Anima
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 41
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2008
Post-War & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 41
19. Oct - 19. Oct 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Bill Viola (b. 1951)
Anima
three LCD flat panels with DVD playback equipment and three DVDs
16¾ x 75in. (41.3 x 190.5cm.)
Executed in 2000, this work is number four from an edition of five plus one artist proof
Anima
three LCD flat panels with DVD playback equipment and three DVDs
16¾ x 75in. (41.3 x 190.5cm.)
Executed in 2000, this work is number four from an edition of five plus one artist proof
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Anima by Bill Viola was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2008. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of GBP 120,000.00 – 180,000.00, the actual price achieved of GBP 121,250.00 (€ 154,550.25) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Bill Viola - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Eternal Return, which sold at auction in October 2006 for GBP 377,600.00 (€ 564,168.04).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Anima von Bill Viola kam im Oktober 2008 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 120.000,00 – 180.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von GBP 121.250,00 (€ 154.550,25) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Bill Viola mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Eternal Return beobachtet, die im Oktober 2006 für GBP 377.600,00 (€ 564.168,04) versteigert wurde.
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