Barry X Ball
Purity
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War to Present, Lot 198
28.Jun - 28.Jun.2018
Post-War to Present, Lot 198
28.Jun - 28.Jun.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
bust: Golden Honey Calcite and stainless steel
pedestal: Macedonian marble, stainless steel, wood, acrylic lacquer, steel, nylon and plastic
bust: 24 x 16 ½ x 11 ¼in. (61 x 41.9 x 28.6cm.)
pedestal: 45 x 14 x 12in. (114.3 x 35.6 x 30.5cm.)
overall: 69 x 16 ½ x 12in. (175.3 x 41.9 x 30.5cm.)
Executed in 2008-2009, this work is number one from an edition of three plus two artist's proofs
Salon 94, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009.
pedestal: Macedonian marble, stainless steel, wood, acrylic lacquer, steel, nylon and plastic
bust: 24 x 16 ½ x 11 ¼in. (61 x 41.9 x 28.6cm.)
pedestal: 45 x 14 x 12in. (114.3 x 35.6 x 30.5cm.)
overall: 69 x 16 ½ x 12in. (175.3 x 41.9 x 30.5cm.)
Executed in 2008-2009, this work is number one from an edition of three plus two artist's proofs
Salon 94, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2009.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Purity by Barry X Ball was worth GBP 112,500.00 (€ 127,144.17) to a buyer in June 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War to Present at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 30,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Barry X Ball - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Sleeping Hermaphrodite, which sold at auction in May 2016 for USD 545,000.00 (€ 489,447.69).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Purity von Barry X Ball war einem Käufer im Juni 2018 GBP 112.500,00 (€ 127.144,17) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War to Present bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 30.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Barry X Ball mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Sleeping Hermaphrodite beobachtet, die im Mai 2016 für USD 545.000,00 (€ 489.447,69) versteigert wurde.
Barry X Ball - Auction history
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