Ed Ruscha
Exploded Crystal Chandelier Headache
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 174
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 174
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ED RUSCHA (B. 1937)
Exploded Crystal Chandelier Headache
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha 2015' (lower right)
acrylic and graphite on museum board
23 7⁄8 x 33 7⁄8 in. (60.7 x 86.1 cm.)
Executed in 2015.
Exploded Crystal Chandelier Headache
signed and dated 'Ed Ruscha 2015' (lower right)
acrylic and graphite on museum board
23 7⁄8 x 33 7⁄8 in. (60.7 x 86.1 cm.)
Executed in 2015.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Exploded Crystal Chandelier Headache by Ed Ruscha was auctioned at Christies in New York in November this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 189,000.00 (€ 173,267.33). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ed Ruscha achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Hurting the Word Radio #2 in November 2019 with an auction result of USD 52,485,000.00 (€ 47,631,364.01).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Exploded Crystal Chandelier Headache von Ed Ruscha im November diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 189.000,00 (€ 173.267,33) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ed Ruscha erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Hurting the Word Radio #2 im November 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 52.485.000,00 (€ 47.631.364,01).
Ed Ruscha - Auction history
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