Roni Horn
Doubt by Water (Why)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection, Lot 26
22. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection, Lot 26
22. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
Estimate: 60.000 - 90.000 USD
Price realised: 75.600 USD
Price realised: 75.600 USD
Description
Roni Horn
b. 1955
Doubt by Water (Why)
12 pigment prints produced as 6 double-sided units, flush-mounted in recto/verso pairs between UV acrylic and fixed on anodized aluminum stanchions, 'WHY [A-F, respectively]' on the underside of the aluminum channel, 2003-4, one from an edition of 4 (6)
photographs: each 17 ⅜ by 22 in. (44.1 by 55.9 cm.)
overall height: each unit 70 ½ in. (179.1 cm.)
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, 2005
b. 1955
Doubt by Water (Why)
12 pigment prints produced as 6 double-sided units, flush-mounted in recto/verso pairs between UV acrylic and fixed on anodized aluminum stanchions, 'WHY [A-F, respectively]' on the underside of the aluminum channel, 2003-4, one from an edition of 4 (6)
photographs: each 17 ⅜ by 22 in. (44.1 by 55.9 cm.)
overall height: each unit 70 ½ in. (179.1 cm.)
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, 2005
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Doubt by Water (Why) by Roni Horn was sold in the A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection auction at Sothebys in New York in September 2021. The price achieved of USD 75,600.00 (€ 65,301.89) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000.00 – 90,000.00. Admittedly, works by Roni Horn have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Still Water (The River Thames, For Example) in October 2020 with an auction result of USD 378,000.00 (€ 324,547.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Doubt by Water (Why) von Roni Horn wurde im September 2021 in der Auktion A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 75.600,00 (€ 65.301,89) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000,00 – 90.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Roni Horn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Still Water (The River Thames, For Example) im Oktober 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 378.000,00 (€ 324.547,09).