Mark Grotjahn

Untitled (Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly)

Found at Christies, New York
21st Century Evening Sale, Lot 121
17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 1.980.000 USD
MARK GROTJAHN (B. 1968)
Untitled (Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly)
signed twice, titled twice, inscribed and dated 'Untitled (#705 Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly) #705 Untitled Mark Grotjahn M. Grotjahn (#705 Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly) 2007' (on the overlap)
oil on linen
36 x 30 in. (91.4 x 76.2 cm.)
Painted in 2007.

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Untitled (Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly) by Mark Grotjahn was auctioned at Christies in New York in November last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,980,000.00 (€ 1,918,047.08). Admittedly, works by Mark Grotjahn 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 (S III Released to France Face 43.14) in May 2017 with an auction result of USD 16,767,500.00 (€ 14,923,015.31).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Untitled (Mag Blue to Mag Blue Donker Butterfly) von Mark Grotjahn im November letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.980.000,00 (€ 1.918.047,08) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Mark Grotjahn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (S III Released to France Face 43.14) im Mai 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.767.500,00 (€ 14.923.015,31).

Other artists in this auction

Urs Fischer - Horse/Bed
Urs Fischer
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Horse/Bed
Price: 1.197.000 USD
Found at Christies
151 auction results
Stanley Whitney - IDA Red Dressed in Green
Stanley Whitney
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: IDA Red Dressed in Green
Price: 1.071.000 USD
Found at Christies
105 auction results
Richard Serra - Double Rift #1
Richard Serra
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Double Rift #1
Price: 1.197.000 USD
Found at Christies
595 auction results
Damien Hirst - Veil of Mother\'s Tenderness
Damien Hirst
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Veil of Mother's Tenderness
Price: 1.980.000 USD
Found at Christies
3,312 auction results
Christina Quarles - Fallback, Back/Side
Christina Quarles
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Fallback, Back/Side
Price: 604.800 USD
Found at Christies
26 auction results
Gerhard Richter - Abstraktes Bild
Gerhard Richter
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Abstraktes Bild
Price: 3.660.000 USD
Found at Christies
2,839 auction results
Liu Wei - Outdoor No. 4
Liu Wei
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Outdoor No. 4
Price: 170.000 USD
Found at Christies
345 auction results
Shara Hughes - New Moon Voodoo
Shara Hughes
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: New Moon Voodoo
Price: 1.500.000 USD
Found at Christies
180 auction results
Minjung Kim - Vuoto nel Pieno
Minjung Kim
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Vuoto nel Pieno
Price: 189.000 USD
Found at Christies
9 auction results
Eric Fischl - Bayonne
Eric Fischl
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Bayonne
Price: 592.200 USD
Found at Christies
238 auction results
Martin Kippenberger - Untitled
Martin Kippenberger
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Untitled
Price: 504.000 USD
Found at Christies
614 auction results
Francesco Clemente - The Fourteen Stations, No. XII
Francesco Clemente
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: The Fourteen Stations, No. XII
Price: 529.200 USD
Found at Christies
346 auction results
Richard Prince - All I\'ve Heard
Richard Prince
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: All I've Heard
Price: 3.420.000 USD
Found at Christies
1,096 auction results
Wade Guyton - Untitled
Wade Guyton
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Untitled
Price: 1.500.000 USD
Found at Christies
214 auction results
Philippe Parreno - Marquee
Philippe Parreno
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Marquee
Price: 190.000 USD
Found at Christies
12 auction results
Alex Da Corte - The Pied Piper
Alex Da Corte
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: The Pied Piper
Price: 126.000 USD
Found at Christies
43 auction results
Pat Steir - Morning Moon
Pat Steir
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Morning Moon
Price: 1.300.000 USD
Found at Christies
176 auction results
Christopher Wool - Untitled
Christopher Wool
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Untitled
Price: 8.977.500 USD
Found at Christies
553 auction results
Jean-Michel Basquiat - Farina
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Farina
Price: 7.020.000 USD
Found at Christies
983 auction results
Jeff Koons - Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Train
Jeff Koons
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Jim Beam - J.B. Turner Train
Price: 16.992.500 USD
Found at Christies
1,186 auction results
Keith Haring - Untitled
Keith Haring
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Untitled
Price: 5.820.000 USD
Found at Christies
2,076 auction results
Charles Ray - Revolution Counter Revolution
Charles Ray
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Revolution Counter Revolution
Price: 2.100.000 USD
Found at Christies
50 auction results
Sturtevant - Warhol Flowers
Sturtevant
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Warhol Flowers
Price: 1.008.000 USD
Found at Christies
113 auction results
On Kawara - OCT. 27, 1982 (\
On Kawara
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: OCT. 27, 1982 ("Wednesday.") from Today series, 1966–2013
Price: 3.800.000 USD
Found at Christies
117 auction results
Njideka Akunyili Crosby - The Beautyful Ones
Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: The Beautyful Ones
Price: 4.740.000 USD
Found at Christies
20 auction results
Toyin Ojih Odutola - Last Dance at the Annual County Gala
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Last Dance at the Annual County Gala
Price: 604.800 USD
Found at Christies
27 auction results
Anna Weyant - Loose Screw
Anna Weyant
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Loose Screw
Price: 1.500.000 USD
Found at Christies
25 auction results
Noah Davis - Congo #7
Noah Davis
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Congo #7
Price: 1.500.000 USD
Found at Christies
16 auction results
Rashid Johnson - Surrender Painting \
Rashid Johnson
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: Surrender Painting "Sunshine"
Price: 3.000.000 USD
Found at Christies
223 auction results
Salman Toor - 4 Guests
Salman Toor
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: 4 Guests
Price: 856.800 USD
Found at Christies
66 auction results
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith - I See Red: Talking to the Ancestors
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith
Auction: 17. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Title: I See Red: Talking to the Ancestors
Price: 642.600 USD
Found at Christies
25 auction results