Christian Boltanski
Monument (Odessa)
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 138.000 USD
Price realised: 138.000 USD
Description
Christian Boltanski (b. 1944)
Monument (Odessa)
seven biscuit boxes, fifteen gelatin silver prints, three color coupler prints, cloth and lamps
90½ x 137¾ x 8½in. (230 x 350 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Monument (Odessa)
seven biscuit boxes, fifteen gelatin silver prints, three color coupler prints, cloth and lamps
90½ x 137¾ x 8½in. (230 x 350 x 21.6cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
A top price for Christian Boltanski
The work Monument (Odessa) by Christian Boltanski was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2000. It achieved a price of USD 138,000.00 (€ 158,730.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 73%. This high result makes Monument (Odessa) the most expensive artwork by Christian Boltanski that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Christian Boltanski
Die Arbeit Monument (Odessa) von Christian Boltanski kam im November 2000 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 138.000,00 (€ 158.730,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 73%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Monument (Odessa) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Christian Boltanski, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Christian Boltanski - Auction history
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