Njideka Akunyili Crosby
I Refuse to be Invisible
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 64 B
17.Mai - 17.Mai.2017
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 64 B
17.Mai - 17.Mai.2017
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Price realised: 2.647.500 USD
Price realised: 2.647.500 USD
Description
signed and dated 'Akunyili 2010' (lower right)
ink, charcoal, acrylic and transfers on paper
117 3/4 x 82 in. (300 x 208.2 cm.)
Executed in 2010.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
ink, charcoal, acrylic and transfers on paper
117 3/4 x 82 in. (300 x 208.2 cm.)
Executed in 2010.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
In May 2017 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which included the work I Refuse to be Invisible by Njideka Akunyili Crosby. The »bidding war« ended at USD 2,647,500.00 (€ 2,356,265.57), 32% above the upper estimate. Other works by Njideka Akunyili Crosby have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 4,740,000.00 (€ 4,591,688.46) in November last year for the work The Beautyful Ones.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Im Mai 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit I Refuse to be Invisible von Njideka Akunyili Crosby zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 2.647.500,00 (€ 2.356.265,57) und damit 32% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Njideka Akunyili Crosby haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.740.000,00 (€ 4.591.688,46) im November letzten Jahres für die Arbeit The Beautyful Ones beobachtet.
Njideka Akunyili Crosby - Auction history
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