Anh Duong
Inventaire de l'insoluble [Inventory of the Insoluble]
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Online | New York, Lot 192
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2021
Contemporary Art Online | New York, Lot 192
14. Jul - 21. Jul 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Anh Duong
b. 1960
Inventaire de l'insoluble [Inventory of the Insoluble]
signed, titled, dated 2000 and inscribed To Pentti, My Love/ Happy Birthday/ Your Wife Anh 2.12.02 on the overlap
oil on canvas
48 by 48 in. (122 by 122 cm.)
Estate of Pentti Kouri, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York | Millea Bros. Auctioneers, Boonton, New Jersey, SELECT 3 Day Auction, 17 May 2018, Lot 2132 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
b. 1960
Inventaire de l'insoluble [Inventory of the Insoluble]
signed, titled, dated 2000 and inscribed To Pentti, My Love/ Happy Birthday/ Your Wife Anh 2.12.02 on the overlap
oil on canvas
48 by 48 in. (122 by 122 cm.)
Estate of Pentti Kouri, New York (acquired directly from the artist) | Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York | Millea Bros. Auctioneers, Boonton, New Jersey, SELECT 3 Day Auction, 17 May 2018, Lot 2132 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Anh Duong
When the work Inventaire de l'insoluble Inventory of the Insoluble by Anh Duong was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 5,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than four times as high at USD 22,680.00 (€ 19,116.66). This high result makes Inventaire de l'insoluble Inventory of the Insoluble the most expensive artwork by Anh Duong that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Anh Duong
Als die Arbeit Inventaire de l'insoluble Inventory of the Insoluble von Anh Duong im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 5.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 22.680,00 (€ 19.116,66) mehr als viermal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Inventaire de l'insoluble Inventory of the Insoluble zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Anh Duong, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.