Christo
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York)
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 GBP
Price realised: 138.600 GBP
Price realised: 138.600 GBP
Description
Christo
1935 - 2020
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York)
signed, titled and dated 1986
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, printed paper and paper collage on paper, in two parts
(i) 78 by 67 cm. 30¾ by 26⅜ in.
(ii) 78 by 31 cm. 30¾ by 12¼ in.
Gumbostrand Konst & Form, Söderkulla | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1935 - 2020
The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York)
signed, titled and dated 1986
graphite, charcoal, wax crayon, pastel, fabric, printed paper and paper collage on paper, in two parts
(i) 78 by 67 cm. 30¾ by 26⅜ in.
(ii) 78 by 31 cm. 30¾ by 12¼ in.
Gumbostrand Konst & Form, Söderkulla | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Christo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2021. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York) sold for GBP 138,600.00 (€ 162,537.24) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 70,000.00. 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 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Christo erzielte im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit The Gates (Project for Central Park, New York) für GBP 138.600,00 (€ 162.537,24) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 70.000,00. 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.
Christo - Auction history
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