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Claes Oldenburg
Clothespin Ten Foot
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale, Lot 25 B
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2015
Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale, Lot 25 B
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2015
Estimate: 1.200.000 - 1.800.000 USD
Price realised: 3.637.000 USD
Price realised: 3.637.000 USD
Description
incised with the artist's name, title and date 'CLOTHESPIN TEN FOOT © 1974 CLAES OLDENBURG' (on the base); stamped with the Lippincott foundry mark (on the base)
Cor-Ten steel and stainless steel
120 x 44 x 24 in. (304.8 x 111.7 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1974. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1975
Cor-Ten steel and stainless steel
120 x 44 x 24 in. (304.8 x 111.7 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1974. This work is number two from an edition of three.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1975
A top price for Claes Oldenburg
This artwork by Claes Oldenburg achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2015. In the Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale auction, the work Clothespin Ten Foot sold for USD 3,637,000.00 (€ 3,443,476.61) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,800,000.00. This high result makes Clothespin Ten Foot the most expensive artwork by Claes Oldenburg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Claes Oldenburg
Dieses Kunstwerk von Claes Oldenburg erzielte im November 2015 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Clothespin Ten Foot für USD 3.637.000,00 (€ 3.443.476,61) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Clothespin Ten Foot zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Claes Oldenburg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.