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- Wilderness
Doug Aitken
Wilderness
Estimate: 70.000 - 90.000 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Price realised: 81.250 GBP
Description
Doug Aitken
B. 1968
WILDERNESS
stainless steel mirrors, aluminium, motors and wood
162.5 by 309.5 by 25.5 cm. 64 by 121 7/8 by 10 in.
Executed in 2006, this work is number 4 from an edition of 4.
Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
B. 1968
WILDERNESS
stainless steel mirrors, aluminium, motors and wood
162.5 by 309.5 by 25.5 cm. 64 by 121 7/8 by 10 in.
Executed in 2006, this work is number 4 from an edition of 4.
Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2018 Sothebys in London held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Wilderness by Doug Aitken. The price achieved of GBP 81,250.00 (€ 91,624.93) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 70,000.00 – 90,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Doug Aitken - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work West, which sold at auction in November 2010 for USD 326,500.00 (€ 250,460.26).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2018 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Wilderness von Doug Aitken zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 81.250,00 (€ 91.624,93) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 70.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Doug Aitken mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit West beobachtet, die im November 2010 für USD 326.500,00 (€ 250.460,26) versteigert wurde.