Umberto Boccioni
Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 18 A
11.Nov - 11.Nov.2019
Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale, Lot 18 A
11.Nov - 11.Nov.2019
Estimate: 3.800.000 - 4.500.000 USD
Price realised: 16.165.000 USD
Price realised: 16.165.000 USD
Description
signed 'U. BOCCIONI' (on the left side of the base); inscribed, dated, numbered and inscribed with foundry mark 'FUSIONE ESEGUITA PER LA GALLERIA LA MEDUSA ROMA SETTEMBRE 1972 4/8 FONDERIA FRANCESCO B.' (on the right side of the base)
bronze
Height: 46 in. (117 cm.)
Length: 35 in. (89 cm.)
Conceived in 1913 and cast in 1972
Galleria La Medusa, Rome (1972). | Private collection (June 1975). | Private collection, Europe (acquired from the above). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
bronze
Height: 46 in. (117 cm.)
Length: 35 in. (89 cm.)
Conceived in 1913 and cast in 1972
Galleria La Medusa, Rome (1972). | Private collection (June 1975). | Private collection, Europe (acquired from the above). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Umberto Boccioni
The work Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) by Umberto Boccioni was worth USD 16,165,000.00 (€ 14,670,115.26) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 4,500,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) the most expensive artwork by Umberto Boccioni that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Umberto Boccioni
Die Arbeit Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) von Umberto Boccioni war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 16.165.000,00 (€ 14.670.115,26) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.500.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Forme uniche della continuità nello spazio (Unique Forms of Continuity in Space) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Umberto Boccioni, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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