Miquel Barceló
Faena De Muleta
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 36
28. Jun - 28. Jun 2011
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 36
28. Jun - 28. Jun 2011
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.961.250 GBP
Price realised: 3.961.250 GBP
Description
Miquel Barceló (b. 1957)
Faena de muleta
signed, signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'VIII. 90 BARCELÓ, M.B. FAENA de MULETA' (on the reverse)
mixed media on canvas
63 x 77¼in. (160 x 196cm.)
Executed in 1990
Faena de muleta
signed, signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'VIII. 90 BARCELÓ, M.B. FAENA de MULETA' (on the reverse)
mixed media on canvas
63 x 77¼in. (160 x 196cm.)
Executed in 1990
A top price for Miquel Barceló
This artwork by Miquel Barceló achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2011. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work Faena De Muleta sold for GBP 3,961,250.00 (€ 4,382,386.82) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 2,000,000.00. This high result makes Faena De Muleta the most expensive artwork by Miquel Barceló that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Miquel Barceló
Dieses Kunstwerk von Miquel Barceló erzielte im Juni 2011 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit Faena De Muleta für GBP 3.961.250,00 (€ 4.382.386,82) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 2.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Faena De Muleta zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Miquel Barceló, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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