Paul Lee
(i-(iii) Untitled (Can Sculpture)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Handpicked: 100 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery, Lot 78
22.Mrz - 22.Mrz.2017
Handpicked: 100 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery, Lot 78
22.Mrz - 22.Mrz.2017
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Price realised: 3.750 USD
Description
(i)(ii) can, printed paper, oil, found sock, magnifying glass, stone, light bulb and string
(iii) can, printed paper, oil, found sock, magnifying glass, found bath towel, light bulb and string
(i) 11 ¾ x 9 5/8 x 4 ¾in. (30 x 24.4 x 12cm.)
(ii) 12 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (31 x 19.5 x 10cm.)
(iii) 11 ¾ x 8 ¼ x 3 7/8in. (30 x 21 x 10cm.)
Executed in 2007
Peres Projects, Berlin. | Acquired from the above in 2007.
(iii) can, printed paper, oil, found sock, magnifying glass, found bath towel, light bulb and string
(i) 11 ¾ x 9 5/8 x 4 ¾in. (30 x 24.4 x 12cm.)
(ii) 12 ¼ x 7 5/8 x 3 7/8in. (31 x 19.5 x 10cm.)
(iii) 11 ¾ x 8 ¼ x 3 7/8in. (30 x 21 x 10cm.)
Executed in 2007
Peres Projects, Berlin. | Acquired from the above in 2007.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work (i-(iii) Untitled (Can Sculpture) by Paul Lee was sold in the Handpicked: 100 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery auction at Christies in New York in March 2017. The »bidding war« ended at USD 3,750.00 (€ 3,505.33), 25% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Paul Lee - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Untitled (Hand Towels With Bulbs), which sold at auction in March 2014 for USD 11,250.00 (€ 8,165.78).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit (i-(iii) Untitled (Can Sculpture) von Paul Lee wurde im März 2017 in der Auktion Handpicked: 100 Works Selected by the Saatchi Gallery bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 3.750,00 (€ 3.505,33) und damit 25% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Paul Lee mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Untitled (Hand Towels With Bulbs) beobachtet, die im März 2014 für USD 11.250,00 (€ 8.165,78) versteigert wurde.