Barry X Ball
Sleeping Hermaphrodite
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 50 B
10. May - 10. May 2016
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 50 B
10. May - 10. May 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
sculpture: Belgian Black Marble
base: Carrara Marble, stainless steel, Delrin
overall: 68 ½ x 35 7/8 x 31 5/8 in. (174 x 91.1 x 80.3 cm.)
Executed in 2008-2010.
Salon 94, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
base: Carrara Marble, stainless steel, Delrin
overall: 68 ½ x 35 7/8 x 31 5/8 in. (174 x 91.1 x 80.3 cm.)
Executed in 2008-2010.
Salon 94, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Barry X Ball - as previously expected
In May 2016 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which included the work Sleeping Hermaphrodite by Barry X Ball. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 500,000.00 – 800,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 545,000.00 (€ 489,447.69) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Sleeping Hermaphrodite is the most expensive artwork by Barry X Ball that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Mai 2016 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sleeping Hermaphrodite von Barry X Ball zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 500.000,00 – 800.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 545.000,00 (€ 489.447,69) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Sleeping Hermaphrodite das teuerste Kunstwerk von Barry X Ball, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Barry X Ball - Auction history
