Dmitry Prigov
Sky And Sea
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Price realised: 23.750 USD
Description
Dmitry Prigov
1940-2007
SKY AND SEA
ink and acrylic on nine sheets of paper
Text is integral to much of Dmitry Prigov’s work, and in fact through the 1970s he was known primarily as a poet in Moscow’s artistic and literary circles - his work circulated in 'samizdat' form - before he shifted towards more visual and performative forms of expression. Needless to say, the iconoclastic and highly subversive tone of his art did not sit well with the authorities. The 1988 exhibition at Struve Gallery in Chicago was his fi
ink and acrylic on nine sheets of paper
Overall sheets: 36 3/4 by 50 3/4 in., 91 by 129cm
Framed: 43 3/4 by 58 1/4 in., 111 by 148cm
Struve Fine Art, Chicago | Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1990s
1940-2007
SKY AND SEA
ink and acrylic on nine sheets of paper
Text is integral to much of Dmitry Prigov’s work, and in fact through the 1970s he was known primarily as a poet in Moscow’s artistic and literary circles - his work circulated in 'samizdat' form - before he shifted towards more visual and performative forms of expression. Needless to say, the iconoclastic and highly subversive tone of his art did not sit well with the authorities. The 1988 exhibition at Struve Gallery in Chicago was his fi
ink and acrylic on nine sheets of paper
Overall sheets: 36 3/4 by 50 3/4 in., 91 by 129cm
Framed: 43 3/4 by 58 1/4 in., 111 by 148cm
Struve Fine Art, Chicago | Acquired from the above by the present owner in the 1990s
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2018 Sothebys in New York held the auction Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online, which included the work Sky And Sea by Dmitry Prigov. It changed hands for a price of USD 23,750.00 (€ 20,958.35) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 18,000.00 – 25,000.00. Other works by Dmitry Prigov have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2007 the work Man was auctioned for GBP 20,900.00 (€ 29,265.41).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2018 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Escape Artists: The Non-Conformists Online durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sky And Sea von Dmitry Prigov zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 23.750,00 (€ 20.958,35) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 18.000,00 – 25.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Dmitry Prigov konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2007 die Arbeit Man für GBP 20.900,00 (€ 29.265,41) versteigert.
Dmitry Prigov - Auction history
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