Clive Barker
Coke with Two Straws
Found at
Christies,
London
Modern British Art Day Sale, Lot 117
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2018
Modern British Art Day Sale, Lot 117
20.Nov - 20.Nov.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
stamped with initials and numbered 'CB/1/8' (on the underside)
chrome-plated bronze
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Conceived in 1968.
with Whitford Fine Art, London. | Private collection, Germany.
chrome-plated bronze
11 in. (28 cm.) high
Conceived in 1968.
with Whitford Fine Art, London. | Private collection, Germany.
A top price for Clive Barker
This artwork by Clive Barker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2018. In the Modern British Art Day Sale auction, the work Coke with Two Straws sold for GBP 43,750.00 (€ 49,348.67) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 25,000.00. This high result makes Coke with Two Straws the most expensive artwork by Clive Barker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Clive Barker
Dieses Kunstwerk von Clive Barker erzielte im November 2018 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern British Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit Coke with Two Straws für GBP 43.750,00 (€ 49.348,67) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 25.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Coke with Two Straws zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Clive Barker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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