Olafur Eliasson
Fivefold Eye
Found at
Christies,
London
Post War and Contemporary ArtEvening Sale, Lot 156
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2007
Post War and Contemporary ArtEvening Sale, Lot 156
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2007
Estimate: 90.000 - 120.000 GBP
Price realised: 748.500 GBP
Price realised: 748.500 GBP
Description
Olafur Eliasson (b. 1967)
Fivefold Eye
highgrade steel and mirror
62 x 62 x 29½in. (157.5 x 157.5 x 74.9cm.)
Executed in 2000
Fivefold Eye
highgrade steel and mirror
62 x 62 x 29½in. (157.5 x 157.5 x 74.9cm.)
Executed in 2000
A top price for Olafur Eliasson
The work Fivefold Eye by Olafur Eliasson was worth GBP 748,500.00 (€ 1,074,895.25) to a buyer in October 2007. This price was achieved in the auction Post War and Contemporary ArtEvening Sale at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Fivefold Eye the most expensive artwork by Olafur Eliasson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Olafur Eliasson
Die Arbeit Fivefold Eye von Olafur Eliasson war einem Käufer im Oktober 2007 GBP 748.500,00 (€ 1.074.895,25) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post War and Contemporary ArtEvening Sale bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fivefold Eye zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Olafur Eliasson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Olafur Eliasson - Auction history
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