Robert Gober
The Split-Up Conflicted Sink
Estimate: 4.500.000 - 6.500.000 USD
Price realised: 4.820.000 USD
Price realised: 4.820.000 USD
Description
Robert Gober
B.1954
THE SPLIT-UP CONFLICTED SINK
signed, titled, and dated 1985 on the reverse
plaster, wood, steel, wire lath, and semi-gloss enamel paint
81 by 81 1/2 by 25 in. 205.7 by 207 by 63.5 cm.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Gregory Clark, New York (acquired from the above in 1986) | Private Collection (acquired in 1991) | Sotheby's New York, November 13, 1991, Lot 79 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1999
B.1954
THE SPLIT-UP CONFLICTED SINK
signed, titled, and dated 1985 on the reverse
plaster, wood, steel, wire lath, and semi-gloss enamel paint
81 by 81 1/2 by 25 in. 205.7 by 207 by 63.5 cm.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Gregory Clark, New York (acquired from the above in 1986) | Private Collection (acquired in 1991) | Sotheby's New York, November 13, 1991, Lot 79 (consigned by the above) | Private Collection (acquired from the above) | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1999
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Split-Up Conflicted Sink by Robert Gober was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in November 2019. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 4,500,000.00 – 6,500,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 4,820,000.00 (€ 4,374,262.64) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Robert Gober have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2018 the work without title was auctioned for USD 7,287,500.00 (€ 6,244,644.39).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Split-Up Conflicted Sink von Robert Gober kam im November 2019 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 4.500.000,00 – 6.500.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 4.820.000,00 (€ 4.374.262,64) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Robert Gober konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2018 die Arbeit ohne Titel für USD 7.287.500,00 (€ 6.244.644,39) versteigert.
Robert Gober - Auction history
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