Arman
Paintbrushes
Found at
Christies,
New York
Prints and Multiples, Lot 379
1. May - 2. May 2006
Prints and Multiples, Lot 379
1. May - 2. May 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ARMAN
Paintbrushes
paintbrushes imbedded in polymer resin, 1990, signed in pencil on one of the paintbrushes, numbered 17/100 (there were also 30 artist's proofs in Arabic and Roman numerals), minor surface soiling, a ½ x ½-in. chip at the upper edge, otherwise generally in good condition
25 7/8 x 17½ in. (658 x 444 mm.)
Paintbrushes
paintbrushes imbedded in polymer resin, 1990, signed in pencil on one of the paintbrushes, numbered 17/100 (there were also 30 artist's proofs in Arabic and Roman numerals), minor surface soiling, a ½ x ½-in. chip at the upper edge, otherwise generally in good condition
25 7/8 x 17½ in. (658 x 444 mm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Arman achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2006. In the Prints and Multiples auction, the work Paintbrushes sold for USD 6,600.00 (€ 5,142.99) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,500.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arman achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Accord Majeur, 1962 in January 2008 with an auction result of EUR 371,760.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arman erzielte im Mai 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Prints and Multiples wurde die Arbeit Paintbrushes für USD 6.600,00 (€ 5.142,99) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.500,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arman erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Accord Majeur, 1962 im Januar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 371.760,00.