Christo
The Pont Neuf (Wrapped Project for Paris)
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 94.500 USD
Price realised: 94.500 USD
Description
Christo
b. 1935
The Pont Neuf (Wrapped Project for Paris)
signed, titled and dated 1985
charcoal, graphite, pastel, wax crayon and paper collage on paper
framed: 11¼ by 22¼ in. 28.6 by 56.5 cm.
A gift of the artist to the present owner
b. 1935
The Pont Neuf (Wrapped Project for Paris)
signed, titled and dated 1985
charcoal, graphite, pastel, wax crayon and paper collage on paper
framed: 11¼ by 22¼ in. 28.6 by 56.5 cm.
A gift of the artist to the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In September 2021 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Curated, which included the work The Pont Neuf (Wrapped Project for Paris) by Christo. The »bidding war« ended at USD 94,500.00 (€ 81,627.36), 58% above the upper estimate. 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 58 % übertroffen
Im September 2021 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Curated durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Pont Neuf (Wrapped Project for Paris) von Christo zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 94.500,00 (€ 81.627,36) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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.