Roni Horn
Key And Cue, No. 1350 (Luck Is Not Chance -)
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Price realised: 52.500 GBP
Description
Roni Horn (B. 1955)
(LUCK IS NOT CHANCE -)
stamped with number '1350' (on the underside)
aluminium and cast plastic
41 1/8 x 2 x 2in. (104.5 x 5 x 5cm.)
Executed in 1996, this work is from an edition of three, plus one artist's proof
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998.
(LUCK IS NOT CHANCE -)
stamped with number '1350' (on the underside)
aluminium and cast plastic
41 1/8 x 2 x 2in. (104.5 x 5 x 5cm.)
Executed in 1996, this work is from an edition of three, plus one artist's proof
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1998.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In March 2021 Christies in London held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Key And Cue, No. 1350 (Luck Is Not Chance -) by Roni Horn. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 52,500.00 (€ 61,673.98). 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im März 2021 führte Christies in London die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Key And Cue, No. 1350 (Luck Is Not Chance -) von Roni Horn zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 52.500,00 (€ 61.673,98) einen neuen Besitzer. 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).