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- Nam June Paik
- Enlightenment Compressed
Nam June Paik
Enlightenment Compressed
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 191
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2021
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session, Lot 191
18. Nov - 18. Nov 2021
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 107.100 USD
Price realised: 107.100 USD
Description
signed and dated "PAIK '94" on the reverse
color LCD TV, video camera, wood TV cabinet, plastic TV case, bronze Buddha, aquarium stones and paint
sculpture 11 3/4 x 17 x 19 in. (29.8 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm)
installation dimensions 20 1/2 x 20 x 20 in. (52.1 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Executed in 1994, this work is 1 of 3 unique examples plus 2 artist's proofs.
color LCD TV, video camera, wood TV cabinet, plastic TV case, bronze Buddha, aquarium stones and paint
sculpture 11 3/4 x 17 x 19 in. (29.8 x 43.2 x 48.3 cm)
installation dimensions 20 1/2 x 20 x 20 in. (52.1 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Executed in 1994, this work is 1 of 3 unique examples plus 2 artist's proofs.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 79 %.
This artwork by Nam June Paik achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in November 2021. In the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session auction, the work Enlightenment Compressed sold for USD 107,100.00 (€ 94,887.92) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. Admittedly, works by Nam June Paik have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Fat Boy in October 2016 with an auction result of HKD 4,280,000.00 (€ 503,667.21).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 79 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Nam June Paik erzielte im November 2021 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale - Morning Session wurde die Arbeit Enlightenment Compressed für USD 107.100,00 (€ 94.887,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Nam June Paik auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Fat Boy im Oktober 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von HKD 4.280.000,00 (€ 503.667,21).