Marlene Dumas
The Visitor
Estimate: 800.000 - 1.200.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.177.250 GBP
Price realised: 3.177.250 GBP
Description
Marlene Dumas
B. 1953
THE VISITOR
signed and dated 1995 on the overlap; signed on a label affixed to the reverse
oil on canvas
180 by 300cm.
71 by 118in.
Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
B. 1953
THE VISITOR
signed and dated 1995 on the overlap; signed on a label affixed to the reverse
oil on canvas
180 by 300cm.
71 by 118in.
Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
A top price for Marlene Dumas
This artwork by Marlene Dumas achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in July 2008. In the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work The Visitor sold for GBP 3,177,250.00 (€ 4,036,731.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,200,000.00. This high result makes The Visitor the most expensive artwork by Marlene Dumas that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Marlene Dumas
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marlene Dumas erzielte im Juli 2008 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit The Visitor für GBP 3.177.250,00 (€ 4.036.731,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.200.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Visitor zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Marlene Dumas, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Marlene Dumas - Auction history
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