Julian Opie
Sara dancing Topless
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online, Lot 11
9. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online, Lot 11
9. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 28.020 GBP
Price realised: 28.020 GBP
Description
JULIAN OPIE (B. 1958)
Sara dancing Topless
2008
signed and numbered 37/45 in black felt-tip pen on a gallery label affixed at the back of the frame
inkjet print with lenticular acrylic, in the original aluminium frame specified by the artist
101.6 by 43.7 cm.
40 by 17 3/16 in.
published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London
Sara dancing Topless
2008
signed and numbered 37/45 in black felt-tip pen on a gallery label affixed at the back of the frame
inkjet print with lenticular acrylic, in the original aluminium frame specified by the artist
101.6 by 43.7 cm.
40 by 17 3/16 in.
published by Alan Cristea Gallery, London
Upper estimate price exceeded by 87 %.
This artwork by Julian Opie achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in November last year. In the The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online auction, the work Sara dancing Topless sold for GBP 28,020.00 (€ 32,468.78) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Julian Opie have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Walking in London in the rain in June last year with an auction result of CHF 189,000.00 (€ 189,036.11).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 87 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Julian Opie erzielte im November letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online wurde die Arbeit Sara dancing Topless für GBP 28.020,00 (€ 32.468,78) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Julian Opie auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Walking in London in the rain im Juni letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von CHF 189.000,00 (€ 189.036,11).
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