Bill Viola
Five Angels for the Millennium
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Contemporary Edition, Lot 414
12.Sep - 21.Sep.2017
Contemporary Edition, Lot 414
12.Sep - 21.Sep.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
the complete set of five offset prints in colours, on wove paper, 2001, each numbered 22/150 (the first twenty sets were signed by the artist), with title and justification page, the prints loose (as issued), within the original white cloth covered slipcase, with tiext printed in black on the front, published by the Mori Arts Center Museum Shop, Tokyo
24 ¼ x 17 ¾ x 1 1/8 in. (615 x 450 x 30 mm.) (overall)
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector
24 ¼ x 17 ¾ x 1 1/8 in. (615 x 450 x 30 mm.) (overall)
Please note this lot is the property of a private collector
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Five Angels for the Millennium by Bill Viola was auctioned at Christies in New York in September 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,587.23). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Bill Viola achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Eternal Return in October 2006 with an auction result of GBP 377,600.00 (€ 564,168.04).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Five Angels for the Millennium von Bill Viola im September 2017 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.587,23) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Bill Viola erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Eternal Return im Oktober 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 377.600,00 (€ 564.168,04).
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