Chen Zhen
Un village sans frontière (A village without a border)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 290
07.Okt - 07.Okt.2017
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 290
07.Okt - 07.Okt.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
wax candles on painted wooden chair
27 7/8 x 10 ¼ x 11 5/8in. (70.8 x 26 x 29.4cm.)
Executed in 2000
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
27 7/8 x 10 ¼ x 11 5/8in. (70.8 x 26 x 29.4cm.)
Executed in 2000
Galleria Continua, San Gimignano. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Un village sans frontière (A village without a border) by Chen Zhen was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 175,000.00 (€ 199,534.25), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Chen Zhen - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Opening Of A Closed Center, which sold at auction in May 2007 for USD 576,000.00 (€ 428,157.29).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Un village sans frontière (A village without a border) von Chen Zhen kam im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 175.000,00 (€ 199.534,25) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Für andere Arbeiten von Chen Zhen mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Opening Of A Closed Center beobachtet, die im Mai 2007 für USD 576.000,00 (€ 428.157,29) versteigert wurde.
