Barry Flanagan
Nijinski Hare
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 13
06.Mrz - 06.Mrz.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 13
06.Mrz - 06.Mrz.2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
inscribed twice with the artist’s monogram, numbered ‘4/7’ and stamped twice with the AA Foundry mark (on the base and lower edge of the leg)
bronze with a dark grey patina
overall: 94 7/8 x 45 ½ x 32 5/8in. (241 x 115.5 x 83cm.)
Executed in 1989, this work is number four from an edition of seven, plus three artist's casts.
Waddington Galleries, London. | Anon. sale, Christie's London, 22 April 1998, lot 109. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
bronze with a dark grey patina
overall: 94 7/8 x 45 ½ x 32 5/8in. (241 x 115.5 x 83cm.)
Executed in 1989, this work is number four from an edition of seven, plus three artist's casts.
Waddington Galleries, London. | Anon. sale, Christie's London, 22 April 1998, lot 109. | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
A top price for Barry Flanagan
The work Nijinski Hare by Barry Flanagan was auctioned at Christies in London in March 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 1,451,250.00 (€ 1,684,421.98), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 45%. With this result, Nijinski Hare is even the most expensive work of art by Barry Flanagan that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Barry Flanagan
Die Arbeit Nijinski Hare von Barry Flanagan kam im März 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 1.451.250,00 (€ 1.684.421,98) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 45%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Nijinski Hare sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Barry Flanagan, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Barry Flanagan - Auction history
