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- Frank & Glenn
Robert Longo
Frank & Glenn
Found at
Christies,
New York
Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD, Lot 150
8. Mar - 8. Mar 2023
Contemporary Edition: New York: Featuring the Collection of Kenwal Steel in Support of GLAAD, Lot 150
8. Mar - 8. Mar 2023
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 6.300 USD
Price realised: 6.300 USD
Description
ROBERT LONGO (B. 1953)
Frank & Glenn
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1991, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 3/30 (there were also ten artist's proofs), published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, the full sheet, in very good condition
Sheet: 37 1/2 x 55 in. (952 x 1397 mm.)
Frank & Glenn
lithograph in colors, on wove paper, 1991, signed and dated in pencil, numbered 3/30 (there were also ten artist's proofs), published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, the full sheet, in very good condition
Sheet: 37 1/2 x 55 in. (952 x 1397 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Frank & Glenn by Robert Longo was auctioned at Christies in New York in March this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 8,000.00 – 12,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 6,300.00 (€ 5,794.70). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Longo achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled (Leo) in May 2013 with an auction result of USD 1,575,000.00 (€ 1,212,657.84).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Frank & Glenn von Robert Longo im März diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 8.000,00 – 12.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 6.300,00 (€ 5.794,70) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Longo erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled (Leo) im Mai 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.575.000,00 (€ 1.212.657,84).