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Tony Cragg
Accurate Figure
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London, Lot 732
1. Jul - 1. Jul 2022
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London, Lot 732
1. Jul - 1. Jul 2022
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 GBP
Price realised: 226.800 GBP
Price realised: 226.800 GBP
Description
TONY CRAGG (B. 1949)
Accurate Figure
marble
85 5⁄8 x 35 3⁄8 x 33 1⁄2in. (210 x 90 x 85cm.)
Executed in 2012
Accurate Figure
marble
85 5⁄8 x 35 3⁄8 x 33 1⁄2in. (210 x 90 x 85cm.)
Executed in 2012
Upper estimate price exceeded by 26 %.
The work Accurate Figure by Tony Cragg was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London auction at Christies in London in July last year. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 226,800.00 (€ 270,839.48), 26% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Tony Cragg - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Constant Change, which sold at auction in October 2019 for GBP 849,062.00 (€ 984,851.03).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 26 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Accurate Figure von Tony Cragg wurde im Juli letzten Jahres in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 226.800,00 (€ 270.839,48) und damit 26% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Tony Cragg mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Constant Change beobachtet, die im Oktober 2019 für GBP 849.062,00 (€ 984.851,03) versteigert wurde.