Carl Andre
Altbase 18
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 63.000 USD
Price realised: 63.000 USD
Description
CARL ANDRE (B. 1935)
Altbase 18
Icelandic basalt, in eighteen parts
each: ½ x 11 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (1.3 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm.)
overall: 1 ½ x 35 ¼ x 35 ¼ in. (3.8 x 89.5 x 89.5 cm.)
Executed in 1996. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Altbase 18
Icelandic basalt, in eighteen parts
each: ½ x 11 ¾ x 11 ¾ in. (1.3 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm.)
overall: 1 ½ x 35 ¼ x 35 ¼ in. (3.8 x 89.5 x 89.5 cm.)
Executed in 1996. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Altbase 18 by Carl Andre was auctioned at Christies in New York in November this year. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 63,000.00 (€ 57,755.78) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Carl Andre achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Copper-Steel Alloy Square in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 2,411,250.00 (€ 2,796,877.07).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Altbase 18 von Carl Andre kam im November diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 63.000,00 (€ 57.755,78) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Carl Andre erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Copper-Steel Alloy Square im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.411.250,00 (€ 2.796.877,07).
Carl Andre - Auction history
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