Chen Zhen
The Writing/The Number
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw”, Lot 239
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2017
Contemporary Curated featuring works from “In Its Own Light: Property from the Collection of Ed Cohen and Victoria Shaw”, Lot 239
2. Mar - 2. Mar 2017
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Price realised: 68.750 USD
Description
Chen Zhen
1955 - 2000
THE WRITING/THE NUMBER
stone, sand, metal, wood, ink, rice paper, cellophane, steel, typewriter and Plexiglas, in 4 parts
Overall: 47 1/4 by 44 3/4 by 11 1/2 in. 120 by 113.7 by 29.2 cm.
Executed in 1990.
Dany Keller Galerie, Eichelhardt | Acquired from the above by the present owner in September 1991
1955 - 2000
THE WRITING/THE NUMBER
stone, sand, metal, wood, ink, rice paper, cellophane, steel, typewriter and Plexiglas, in 4 parts
Overall: 47 1/4 by 44 3/4 by 11 1/2 in. 120 by 113.7 by 29.2 cm.
Executed in 1990.
Dany Keller Galerie, Eichelhardt | Acquired from the above by the present owner in September 1991
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The Writing/The Number by Chen Zhen was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2017. The price achieved of USD 68,750.00 (€ 64,264.35) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000.00 – 80,000.00. Admittedly, works by Chen Zhen have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Opening Of A Closed Center in May 2007 with an auction result of USD 576,000.00 (€ 428,157.29).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The Writing/The Number von Chen Zhen kam im März 2017 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 68.750,00 (€ 64.264,35) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000,00 – 80.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Chen Zhen auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Opening Of A Closed Center im Mai 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 576.000,00 (€ 428.157,29).
Chen Zhen - Auction history
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