Wangechi Mutu
A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session), Lot 476
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2008
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session), Lot 476
7. Feb - 7. Feb 2008
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 GBP
Price realised: 204.500 GBP
Price realised: 204.500 GBP
Description
Wangechi Mutu (b. 1972)
A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush
signed, titled and dated 'Wangechi Mutu 2004...A Little Thought for all ya'll who're thinking of Beating around the Bush 2004! (lower right and right edge)
ink, acrylic, sequins, faux bois contact paper and printed paper collage on mylar
42 x 51in. (106.6 x 129.5cm.)
Executed in 2004
A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush
signed, titled and dated 'Wangechi Mutu 2004...A Little Thought for all ya'll who're thinking of Beating around the Bush 2004! (lower right and right edge)
ink, acrylic, sequins, faux bois contact paper and printed paper collage on mylar
42 x 51in. (106.6 x 129.5cm.)
Executed in 2004
A top price for Wangechi Mutu
The work A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush by Wangechi Mutu was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session) auction at Christies in London in February 2008. It achieved a price of GBP 204,500.00 (€ 267,477.97), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 36%. With this result, A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush is even the most expensive work of art by Wangechi Mutu that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Wangechi Mutu
Die Arbeit A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush von Wangechi Mutu wurde im Februar 2008 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session) bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 204.500,00 (€ 267.477,97) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 36%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Wangechi Mutu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Wangechi Mutu - Auction history
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