Felix Gonzalez-Torres
"Untitled" (Last Light)
Estimate: 700.000 - 1.000.000 USD
Price realised: 867.000 USD
Price realised: 867.000 USD
Description
light bulbs, plastic light sockets, extension cord and dimmer switch
overall dimensions vary with installation
Executed in 1993. This work is number twenty-three from an edition of twenty-four plus six artist’s proofs, published by A.R.T. Press, Los Angeles and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York | Private collection | Anon. sale; Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 10 May 2012, lot 1 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
overall dimensions vary with installation
Executed in 1993. This work is number twenty-three from an edition of twenty-four plus six artist’s proofs, published by A.R.T. Press, Los Angeles and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York | Private collection | Anon. sale; Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, 10 May 2012, lot 1 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work "Untitled" (Last Light) by Félix González-Torres was sold in the Post-War to Present auction at Christies in New York in February 2019. The price achieved of USD 867,000.00 (€ 761,929.87) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 700,000.00 – 1,000,000.00. Admittedly, works by Félix González-Torres have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work "Untitled" (L.A.) in November 2015 with an auction result of USD 7,669,000.00 (€ 7,260,935.43).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit "Untitled" (Last Light) von Félix González-Torres wurde im Februar 2019 in der Auktion Post-War to Present bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 867.000,00 (€ 761.929,87) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 700.000,00 – 1.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Félix González-Torres auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit "Untitled" (L.A.) im November 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 7.669.000,00 (€ 7.260.935,43).
Félix González-Torres - Auction history
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