Charles LeDray
Promised Land
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 244
9. Nov - 9. Nov 2011
Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 244
9. Nov - 9. Nov 2011
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 182.500 USD
Price realised: 182.500 USD
Description
Charles LeDray (b. 1960)
Promised Land
signed with initials and dated 'CLD 94, 95, 96' (on the reverse of each porcelain object)
steel and glass vitrine with porcelain objects
70 x 20 x 20 in. (177.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1996.
Promised Land
signed with initials and dated 'CLD 94, 95, 96' (on the reverse of each porcelain object)
steel and glass vitrine with porcelain objects
70 x 20 x 20 in. (177.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Executed in 1994-1996.
A top price for Charles LeDray
In November 2011 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection, which included the work Promised Land by Charles LeDray. The »bidding war« ended at USD 182,500.00 (€ 135,657.47), 52% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Promised Land the most expensive artwork by Charles LeDray that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Charles LeDray
Im November 2011 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Session I including Works from the Peter Norton Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Promised Land von Charles LeDray zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 182.500,00 (€ 135.657,47) und damit 52% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Promised Land zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Charles LeDray, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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