Urs Lüthi
Nature Morte
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 281
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2015
Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 281
4. Nov - 4. Nov 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
each signed, titled, numbered 1 to 9, inscribed and dated 'Urs Lüthi 97 "Nature Morte" unikat' (on the reverse); (ii): with artist's label (affixed to the reverse)
gelatin silver print in artist's frame, in nine parts
each: 34 x 29 cm.
Executed in 1997, this work is unique
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1993.
gelatin silver print in artist's frame, in nine parts
each: 34 x 29 cm.
Executed in 1997, this work is unique
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in 1993.
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Urs Lüthi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in Amsterdam in November 2015. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art auction, the work Nature Morte sold for EUR 7,500.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 3,500.00. Admittedly, works by Urs Lüthi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Selfportrait, One Is A Lonely Number in February 2014 with an auction result of GBP 40,000.00 (€ 48,529.62).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Urs Lüthi erzielte im November 2015 bei Christies in Amsterdam einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Nature Morte für EUR 7.500,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 3.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Urs Lüthi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Selfportrait, One Is A Lonely Number im Februar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 40.000,00 (€ 48.529,62).