Byron Kim
Synecdoche
Found at
Christies,
New York
First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY, Lot 68
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2016
First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY, Lot 68
28. Sep - 28. Sep 2016
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Price realised: 43.750 USD
Description
18 elements--oil on panel mounted with Velcro on painted wood
each: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
overall: 45 x 67 1/2 in. (114.3 x 171.4 cm.)
Executed in 1993.
Courtesy of the artist and Max Protetch Gallery, New York | The New Museum Auction, New York, June 1993 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
each: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.)
overall: 45 x 67 1/2 in. (114.3 x 171.4 cm.)
Executed in 1993.
Courtesy of the artist and Max Protetch Gallery, New York | The New Museum Auction, New York, June 1993 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Byron Kim
The work Synecdoche by Byron Kim was worth USD 43,750.00 (€ 38,930.41) to a buyer in September 2016. This price was achieved in the auction First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 5,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Synecdoche the most expensive artwork by Byron Kim that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Byron Kim
Die Arbeit Synecdoche von Byron Kim war einem Käufer im September 2016 USD 43.750,00 (€ 38.930,41) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art | NY bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 5.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Synecdoche zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Byron Kim, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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