Robert Gober
Untitled (Whole Pigs); Untitled; And Untitled (Hand With Ring)
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Price realised: 1.625 USD
Description
ROBERT GOBER
B.1954
UNTITLED (WHOLE PIGS); UNTITLED; AND UNTITLED (HAND WITH RING)
i. Photolithograph printed in colors, 1993-94, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 34/75 (total edition includes ten artist's proofs), on French Dur-O-Tone paper, folded (as issued), published by the artist, framed
ii. Lithograph printed on both sides of one sheet, 1997, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 4/40 (total edition includes 12 artist's proofs), on French Durotone paper, with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and with their inkstamp on the verso, contained in a two-sided frame with stand
iii. Etching, 1999, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 35/40 (total edition includes 12 artist's proofs), on wove paper, published by Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, framed
sheet (the largest): 570 by 306 mm 22⅜ by 12 in
B.1954
UNTITLED (WHOLE PIGS); UNTITLED; AND UNTITLED (HAND WITH RING)
i. Photolithograph printed in colors, 1993-94, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 34/75 (total edition includes ten artist's proofs), on French Dur-O-Tone paper, folded (as issued), published by the artist, framed
ii. Lithograph printed on both sides of one sheet, 1997, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 4/40 (total edition includes 12 artist's proofs), on French Durotone paper, with the blindstamp of the printer and publisher, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, and with their inkstamp on the verso, contained in a two-sided frame with stand
iii. Etching, 1999, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 35/40 (total edition includes 12 artist's proofs), on wove paper, published by Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, framed
sheet (the largest): 570 by 306 mm 22⅜ by 12 in
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Untitled (Whole Pigs); Untitled; And Untitled (Hand With Ring) by Robert Gober was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,625.00 (€ 1,380.16). 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 verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Whole Pigs); Untitled; And Untitled (Hand With Ring) von Robert Gober im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.625,00 (€ 1.380,16) den Besitzer. 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).
Robert Gober - Auction history
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