Charles Ray

Aluminum Girl

Found at Sothebys, New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 9
9. May - 9. May 2012
Estimate: 4.000.000 - 6.000.000 USD
Price realised: 4.282.500 USD
Charles Ray
B.1953
ALUMINUM GIRL
numbered 3 on the underside of both feet
aluminum and paint
62 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. 158.8 x 47 x 29.2 cm.
Executed in 2003, this work is number three from an edition of three plus one artist's proof.
Regen Projects, Los Angeles | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2003

A top price for Charles Ray - as previously expected

The work Aluminum Girl by Charles Ray was sold in the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Sothebys in New York in May 2012. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 4,000,000.00 – 6,000,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 4,282,500.00 (€ 3,463,684.89) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Aluminum Girl is the most expensive artwork by Charles Ray that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Aluminum Girl von Charles Ray wurde im Mai 2012 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 4.000.000,00 – 6.000.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 4.282.500,00 (€ 3.463.684,89) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Aluminum Girl das teuerste Kunstwerk von Charles Ray, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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