Robert Rauschenberg
Buffalo Ii
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 5 B
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 5 B
15.Mai - 15.Mai.2019
Estimate: 50.000.000 - 70.000.000 USD
Price realised: 88.805.000 USD
Price realised: 88.805.000 USD
Description
oil and silkscreen ink on canvas
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 183.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1965
96 x 72 in. (243.8 x 183.8 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Leo Castelli Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1965
A top price for Robert Rauschenberg
The work Buffalo Ii by Robert Rauschenberg was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May 2019. It achieved a price of USD 88,805,000.00 (€ 79,652,883.67), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 27%. With this result, Buffalo Ii is even the most expensive work of art by Robert Rauschenberg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Rauschenberg
Die Arbeit Buffalo Ii von Robert Rauschenberg wurde im Mai 2019 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 88.805.000,00 (€ 79.652.883,67) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 27%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Buffalo Ii sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Robert Rauschenberg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Robert Rauschenberg - Auction history
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