Eddie Martinez
Christmas in July
Found at
Phillips,
Hong Kong Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction, Lot 27
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2021
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction, Lot 27
8. Jun - 8. Jun 2021
Estimate: 3.500.000 - 4.500.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.922.000 HKD
Price realised: 5.922.000 HKD
Description
signed 'MARtinEZ '16 EM' on the reverse
oil, acrylic, spray paint, silkscreen ink, enamel and collaged paper on canvas
273.7 x 359.8 cm. (107 3/4 x 141 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2016.
oil, acrylic, spray paint, silkscreen ink, enamel and collaged paper on canvas
273.7 x 359.8 cm. (107 3/4 x 141 5/8 in.)
Executed in 2016.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work Christmas in July by Eddie Martinez was sold in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction auction at Phillips in Hong Kong in June 2021. It achieved a price of HKD 5,922,000.00 (€ 643,282.75), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Eddie Martinez - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work High Flying Bird, which sold at auction in November 2019 for HKD 15,725,000.00 (€ 1,823,808.88).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Christmas in July von Eddie Martinez wurde im Juni 2021 in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale in Association with Poly Auction bei Phillips in Hong Kong versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von HKD 5.922.000,00 (€ 643.282,75) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Für andere Arbeiten von Eddie Martinez mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit High Flying Bird beobachtet, die im November 2019 für HKD 15.725.000,00 (€ 1.823.808,88) versteigert wurde.
Eddie Martinez - Auction history
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