Bruce Conner
Cannabis Collage
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale, Lot 478
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale, Lot 478
16. Nov - 16. Nov 2016
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 631.500 USD
Price realised: 631.500 USD
Description
oil, wood, metal and printed paper collage on panel
33 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (85 x 48.8 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1960-1961.
Private Collection, San Francisco, acquired directly from the artist | By descent from the above to the present owner
33 1/2 x 19 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (85 x 48.8 x 9.5 cm.)
Executed in 1960-1961.
Private Collection, San Francisco, acquired directly from the artist | By descent from the above to the present owner
A top price for Bruce Conner
This artwork by Bruce Conner achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2016. In the Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale auction, the work Cannabis Collage sold for USD 631,500.00 (€ 596,993.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes Cannabis Collage the most expensive artwork by Bruce Conner that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Bruce Conner
Dieses Kunstwerk von Bruce Conner erzielte im November 2016 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Afternoon Sale wurde die Arbeit Cannabis Collage für USD 631.500,00 (€ 596.993,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Cannabis Collage zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Bruce Conner, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Bruce Conner - Auction history
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