Louise Bourgeois

Spider

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 21 B
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2019
Estimate: 25.000.000 - 35.000.000 USD
Price realised: 32.055.000 USD
stamped with the artist's initials, number and cast date 'L.B. 2/6 1997' (on the interior of the body)
bronze
128 ½ x 298 x 278 in. (326.3 x 756.9 x 706.1 cm.)
Conceived in 1996, cast in 1997. This work is number two from an edition of six with one artist's proof and one unique bronze variant, plus one unique sculpture in steel.
Cheim & Read, New York | Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City | Private collection | Acquired from the above by the present owner

A top price for Louise Bourgeois - as previously expected

The work Spider by Louise Bourgeois was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2019. The price achieved of USD 32,055,000.00 (€ 28,751,457.53) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 25,000,000.00 – 35,000,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Spider is the most expensive artwork by Louise Bourgeois that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Spider von Louise Bourgeois wurde im Mai 2019 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 32.055.000,00 (€ 28.751.457,53) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 25.000.000,00 – 35.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Spider das teuerste Kunstwerk von Louise Bourgeois, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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