Christo
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 151.200 GBP
Price realised: 151.200 GBP
Description
Christo
1935 - 2020
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)
i. signed, titled and dated 2000; signed, dated 2000 and variously inscribed on the reverse
ii. signed, dated 2000 and variously inscribed on the reverse
pastel, wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, topographic map and photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts
i. 31 by 78.2 cm. 12¼ by 30¾ in.
ii. 67.5 by 78.2 cm. 26⅝ by 30¾ in.
Private Collection, Europe | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005
1935 - 2020
Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado)
i. signed, titled and dated 2000; signed, dated 2000 and variously inscribed on the reverse
ii. signed, dated 2000 and variously inscribed on the reverse
pastel, wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, topographic map and photograph by Wolfgang Volz on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts
i. 31 by 78.2 cm. 12¼ by 30¾ in.
ii. 67.5 by 78.2 cm. 26⅝ by 30¾ in.
Private Collection, Europe | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado) by Christo was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 40,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 151,200.00 (€ 179,131.16). Admittedly, works by Christo have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) in February 2021 with an auction result of EUR 1,706,500.00.
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, Colorado) von Christo im Oktober 2021 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 40.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 151.200,00 (€ 179.131,16) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Christo auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) im Februar 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 1.706.500,00.