Candida Höfer
Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra IV
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 223
12. Feb - 12. Feb 2015
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 223
12. Feb - 12. Feb 2015
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 80.500 GBP
Price realised: 80.500 GBP
Description
chromogenic print
image: 70½ x 87 3/8 x in. (179 x 223cm.)
overall: 80½ x 97 3/8in. (204.5 x 247.3cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is the artist's proof from an edition of three plus one artist's proof
Another from the edition is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Sonnabend Gallery, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
image: 70½ x 87 3/8 x in. (179 x 223cm.)
overall: 80½ x 97 3/8in. (204.5 x 247.3cm.)
Executed in 2006, this work is the artist's proof from an edition of three plus one artist's proof
Another from the edition is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Sonnabend Gallery, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Candida Höfer
This artwork by Candida Höfer achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in February 2015. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra IV sold for GBP 80,500.00 (€ 110,997.54) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 35,000.00. This high result makes Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra IV the most expensive artwork by Candida Höfer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Candida Höfer
Dieses Kunstwerk von Candida Höfer erzielte im Februar 2015 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra IV für GBP 80.500,00 (€ 110.997,54) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 35.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Biblioteca Geral da Universidade de Coimbra IV zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Candida Höfer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Candida Höfer - Auction history
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