Christo
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 685.500 USD
Price realised: 685.500 USD
Description
Christo
1935 - 2020
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
titled; each signed and dated 2003 on the reverse
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, printed paper and paper collage on paper, mounted on board, in two parts
i. 15½ by 96⅝ in. 38.1 by 243.8 cm.
ii. 42⅝ by 96⅝ in. 106.7 by 243.8 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Christie's, New York, 20 May 2006, Lot 197 | Private Collection | Sotheby's, New York, 5 March 2015, Lot 56 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1935 - 2020
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City)
titled; each signed and dated 2003 on the reverse
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, printed paper and paper collage on paper, mounted on board, in two parts
i. 15½ by 96⅝ in. 38.1 by 243.8 cm.
ii. 42⅝ by 96⅝ in. 106.7 by 243.8 cm.
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist) | Christie's, New York, 20 May 2006, Lot 197 | Private Collection | Sotheby's, New York, 5 March 2015, Lot 56 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City) by Christo was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in September 2021. Here, the upper estimate of USD 600,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 685,500.00 (€ 592,122.31). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Christo - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA), which sold at auction in February 2021 for EUR 1,706,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York City) von Christo kam im September 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 600.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 685.500,00 (€ 592.122,31) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Christo mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit The Umbrellas (Joint project for Japan and USA) beobachtet, die im Februar 2021 für EUR 1.706.500,00 versteigert wurde.