Christian Boltanski
Monument To The Lycée Chases
Estimate: 45.000 - 65.000 GBP
Price realised: 84.000 GBP
Price realised: 84.000 GBP
Description
Christian Boltanski (b. 1944)
Monument to the Lycée Chases
eleven black and white photographs in tin frames, electric cables and sixty eight light bulbs
three photographs, each: 23 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (60 x 44cm.), eight photographs, each: 9 x 6in. (22.7 x 15cm.); overall: approximately 118 x 78in. (300 x 200cm.)
Executed in 1989 (11)
Monument to the Lycée Chases
eleven black and white photographs in tin frames, electric cables and sixty eight light bulbs
three photographs, each: 23 5/8 x 17 3/8in. (60 x 44cm.), eight photographs, each: 9 x 6in. (22.7 x 15cm.); overall: approximately 118 x 78in. (300 x 200cm.)
Executed in 1989 (11)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 29 %.
The work Monument To The Lycée Chases by Christian Boltanski was sold in the Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale auction at Christies in London in June 2006. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 84,000.00 (€ 121,546.60), 29% above the upper estimate. Other works by Christian Boltanski have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 138,000.00 (€ 158,730.16) in November 2000 for the work Monument (Odessa).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 29 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Monument To The Lycée Chases von Christian Boltanski wurde im Juni 2006 in der Auktion Post- War and Contemporary Art Day Sale bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 84.000,00 (€ 121.546,60) und damit 29% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Christian Boltanski haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 138.000,00 (€ 158.730,16) im November 2000 für die Arbeit Monument (Odessa) beobachtet.
Christian Boltanski - Auction history
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