Agnes Denes - Map Projections: The Egg

Agnes Denes

Map Projections: The Egg

Found at Christies, New York
House Sale, Lot 109
31. Jul - 31. Jul 2007
Estimate: 400 - 600 USD
Price realised: 1.440 USD
Description
Agnes Denes (HUNGARIAN/AMERICAN, b. 1938)
Map Projections: The Egg
signed and dated 'Agnes Denes '78' (lower right)
ink on acetate and watercolor on paper
10¾ x 8¼ in. (27.3 x 21 cm.)
Executed in 1978.
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Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Agnes Denes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in July 2007. In the House Sale auction, the work Map Projections: The Egg sold for USD 1,440.00 (€ 1,050.25) - well above the upper estimate of USD 600.00. Admittedly, works by Agnes Denes have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Study of Distortions - Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space in October 2020 with an auction result of USD 8,125.00 (€ 6,976.05).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Agnes Denes erzielte im Juli 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion House Sale wurde die Arbeit Map Projections: The Egg für USD 1.440,00 (€ 1.050,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 600,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Agnes Denes auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Study of Distortions - Isometric Systems in Isotropic Space im Oktober 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 8.125,00 (€ 6.976,05).

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