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- The Expendible
Conrad Marca-Relli
The Expendible
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 124
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 124
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 277.200 USD
Price realised: 277.200 USD
Description
signed and dated “MARCA-RELLI / 57” lower right; further signed with the artist's initials "M-R" on the reverse; further signed, titled, and dated “MARCA-RELLI M-2-57 THE EXPENDIBLE” on the stretcher
oil and canvas collage on canvas
35 1/4 x 53 in. (89.5 x 134.6 cm)
Executed in 1957, this work is registered with the Archivio Marca-Relli, Parma, as archive number MARE-6075.
Kootz Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1959) | Christie’s, New York, November 9, 2011, lot 620 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil and canvas collage on canvas
35 1/4 x 53 in. (89.5 x 134.6 cm)
Executed in 1957, this work is registered with the Archivio Marca-Relli, Parma, as archive number MARE-6075.
Kootz Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above in 1959) | Christie’s, New York, November 9, 2011, lot 620 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 85 %.
This artwork by Conrad Marca-Relli achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2020. In the 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session auction, the work The Expendible sold for USD 277,200.00 (€ 226,655.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Conrad Marca-Relli - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work St. Cyprian's Day, which sold at auction in May 2008 for USD 1,105,000.00 (€ 710,154.24).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 85 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Conrad Marca-Relli erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session wurde die Arbeit The Expendible für USD 277.200,00 (€ 226.655,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Conrad Marca-Relli mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit St. Cyprian's Day beobachtet, die im Mai 2008 für USD 1.105.000,00 (€ 710.154,24) versteigert wurde.