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Robert Gober
Drain
Estimate: 220.000 - 280.000 USD
Price realised: 250.000 USD
Price realised: 250.000 USD
Description
incised with the artist's signature, title, number and date 'R. Gober '89 6 of 8 Drain' (on the underside)
cast pewter
4 ¼ x 4 ¼ x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is number six from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York, 1989 | Galerie Max Hetzler, Cologne | The Peter Norton Collection, 1992 | Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 13 November 2014, lot 450 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
cast pewter
4 ¼ x 4 ¼ x 2 7/8 in. (10.8 x 10.8 x 7.6 cm.)
Executed in 1989. This work is number six from an edition of eight plus two artist's proofs.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Private Collection, New York, 1989 | Galerie Max Hetzler, Cologne | The Peter Norton Collection, 1992 | Anon. sale; Christie’s, New York, 13 November 2014, lot 450 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2020 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Drain by Robert Gober. The price achieved of USD 250,000.00 (€ 212,332.26) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 220,000.00 – 280,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Gober achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work without title in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 7,287,500.00 (€ 6,244,644.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2020 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Drain von Robert Gober zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 250.000,00 (€ 212.332,26) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 220.000,00 – 280.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Gober erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit ohne Titel im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 7.287.500,00 (€ 6.244.644,39).