Niki De Saint Phalle
La Lune
Found at
Christies,
New York
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), Lot 397
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), Lot 397
12. Nov - 12. Nov 2003
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002)
La Lune
glass tile, mirror tile and painted polyester
118 x 47½ x 40½ in. (300 x 121 x 103 cm.)
Executed in 1987. This work is one from a series of three unique works, of which this is the only mirrored version. The other two versions measure 500 cm. tall and are located at the Tarot Garden in Garaviccio, Italy and the Musée d'Art et d'Historie in Fribourg, Switzerland.
La Lune
glass tile, mirror tile and painted polyester
118 x 47½ x 40½ in. (300 x 121 x 103 cm.)
Executed in 1987. This work is one from a series of three unique works, of which this is the only mirrored version. The other two versions measure 500 cm. tall and are located at the Tarot Garden in Garaviccio, Italy and the Musée d'Art et d'Historie in Fribourg, Switzerland.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
In November 2003 Christies in New York held the auction POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION), which included the work La Lune by Niki de Saint Phalle. The »bidding war« ended at USD 365,900.00 (€ 305,043.77), 46% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Niki de Saint Phalle - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Nana Danseuse Noire (Grande Danseuse Negresse) - Circa 1968, which sold at auction in December 2015 for EUR 961,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Im November 2003 führte Christies in New York die Auktion POST-WAR AND CONTEMPORARY ART (MORNING SESSION) durch, in der auch die Arbeit La Lune von Niki de Saint Phalle zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 365.900,00 (€ 305.043,77) und damit 46% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Niki de Saint Phalle mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Nana Danseuse Noire (Grande Danseuse Negresse) - Circa 1968 beobachtet, die im Dezember 2015 für EUR 961.500,00 versteigert wurde.
Niki de Saint Phalle - Auction history
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