Mark Rothko
No. 10
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 35 B
13. May - 13. May 2015
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 35 B
13. May - 13. May 2015
Estimate: 45.000.000 - 55.000.000 USD
Price realised: 81.925.000 USD
Price realised: 81.925.000 USD
Description
signed twice, titled and dated three times '#10 1958 MARK ROTHKO 1958 MARK ROTHKO 1958' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
94 1/4 x 69 1/4 in. (239.4 x 175.9 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Estate of the Artist, 1970 | Marlborough Gallery Inc., New York, 1970 | Estate of the Artist, 1977 | The Pace Gallery, New York, 1985 | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
oil on canvas
94 1/4 x 69 1/4 in. (239.4 x 175.9 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Estate of the Artist, 1970 | Marlborough Gallery Inc., New York, 1970 | Estate of the Artist, 1977 | The Pace Gallery, New York, 1985 | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986
A top price for Mark Rothko
The work No. 10 by Mark Rothko was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2015. It achieved a price of USD 81,925,000.00 (€ 74,517,918.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 49%. With this result, No. 10 is even the most expensive work of art by Mark Rothko that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mark Rothko
Die Arbeit No. 10 von Mark Rothko kam im Mai 2015 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 81.925.000,00 (€ 74.517.918,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 49%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist No. 10 sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Mark Rothko, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mark Rothko - Auction history
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