Tunga
Peine (Capillary Xiphopagus Between Us)
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Description
inscribed 'TUNGA ARTE' (on a metal tag affixed to the comb on the underside)
bronze and brass wire
25 x 9 x 1 ¼ in. (63.5 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm.)
Unique.
Private collection, Munich; Christie's, New York, 2 June 2000, lot 118 (illustrated in color). | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
bronze and brass wire
25 x 9 x 1 ¼ in. (63.5 x 22.9 x 3.2 cm.)
Unique.
Private collection, Munich; Christie's, New York, 2 June 2000, lot 118 (illustrated in color). | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Peine (Capillary Xiphopagus Between Us) by Tunga was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2017. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 62,500.00 (€ 55,624.78) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Other works by Tunga have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2014 the work Palíndromo incesto was auctioned for USD 149,000.00 (€ 109,237.54).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Peine (Capillary Xiphopagus Between Us) von Tunga kam im Mai 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 55.624,78) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Andere Arbeiten von Tunga konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2014 die Arbeit Palíndromo incesto für USD 149.000,00 (€ 109.237,54) versteigert.