Christo
Abu Dhabi Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates)
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 35.000 GBP
Description
CHRISTO (1935-2020)
Abu Dhabi Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates)
signed, inscribed, dedicated and dated 'Christo 1978 FOR Anna New York 1986' (upper left); titled 'ABU DHABi MASTABA (PROJECT FOR United Arab Emirates)' (lower edge)
graphite, charcoal, pastel and crayon on card
8 ½ x 12 ¾in. (21.6 x 32.5cm.)
Executed in 1978
Abu Dhabi Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates)
signed, inscribed, dedicated and dated 'Christo 1978 FOR Anna New York 1986' (upper left); titled 'ABU DHABi MASTABA (PROJECT FOR United Arab Emirates)' (lower edge)
graphite, charcoal, pastel and crayon on card
8 ½ x 12 ¾in. (21.6 x 32.5cm.)
Executed in 1978
Upper estimate price exceeded by 94 %.
This artwork by Christo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in October 2021. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale auction, the work Abu Dhabi Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates) sold for GBP 35,000.00 (€ 41,465.55) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Christo achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) in February 2021 with an auction result of EUR 1,706,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 94 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Christo erzielte im Oktober 2021 bei Christies einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Abu Dhabi Mastaba (Project for United Arab Emirates) für GBP 35.000,00 (€ 41.465,55) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Christo erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) im Februar 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 1.706.500,00.