Christo
The Pont Neuf - Wrapped (Project For Paris)
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 163.800 GBP
Price realised: 163.800 GBP
Description
Christo
1935 - 2020
The Pont Neuf - Wrapped (Project For Paris)
i. signed, titled, dated 1979 and variously inscribed
ii. variously inscribed; variously inscribed on the reverse
wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, wire, topographic map and photograph on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts
i. 71.7 by 28.5 cm. 28¼ by 11¼ in.
ii. 71.7 by 56.5 cm. 28¼ by 22¼ in.
Obelisk Gallery, Boston | Private Collection | Sotheby's, London, 4 December 1986, Lot 684 | Private Collection, Scandinavia | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1935 - 2020
The Pont Neuf - Wrapped (Project For Paris)
i. signed, titled, dated 1979 and variously inscribed
ii. variously inscribed; variously inscribed on the reverse
wax crayon, pencil, fabric, charcoal, wire, topographic map and photograph on paper, in Plexiglas frame, in two parts
i. 71.7 by 28.5 cm. 28¼ by 11¼ in.
ii. 71.7 by 56.5 cm. 28¼ by 22¼ in.
Obelisk Gallery, Boston | Private Collection | Sotheby's, London, 4 December 1986, Lot 684 | Private Collection, Scandinavia | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 37 %.
In March last year Sothebys in London held the auction Modern & Contemporary Day Auction, which included the work The Pont Neuf - Wrapped (Project For Paris) by Christo. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 163,800.00 (€ 194,203.34), 37% above the upper estimate. 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.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 37 % übertroffen
Im März letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Modern & Contemporary Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Pont Neuf - Wrapped (Project For Paris) von Christo zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 163.800,00 (€ 194.203,34) und damit 37% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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.