George Rickey
One Fixed Four Jointed Lines
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 697
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 697
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 519.000 USD
Price realised: 519.000 USD
Description
stainless steel
204 x 180 x 24 in. (518.2 x 457.2 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1988. This work is number two from an edition of three, of which only two were fabricated.
Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf | Private collection, 1991 | Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2007, lot 223 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
204 x 180 x 24 in. (518.2 x 457.2 x 61 cm.)
Executed in 1988. This work is number two from an edition of three, of which only two were fabricated.
Galerie Schoeller, Düsseldorf | Private collection, 1991 | Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 2007, lot 223 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for George Rickey
The work One Fixed Four Jointed Lines by George Rickey was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 519,000.00 (€ 465,512.60), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 73%. This high result makes One Fixed Four Jointed Lines the most expensive artwork by George Rickey that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Rickey
Die Arbeit One Fixed Four Jointed Lines von George Rickey kam im Mai 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 519.000,00 (€ 465.512,60) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 73%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht One Fixed Four Jointed Lines zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Rickey, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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