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Chris Burden
Warship
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 417
12. May - 12. May 2016
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 417
12. May - 12. May 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Chris Burden
1946 - 2015
WARSHIP
mixed media assemblage
10 by 33 by 6 in. 25.4 by 83.8 by 15.2 cm.
Executed in 1981.
L.A. Louver, Venice | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1946 - 2015
WARSHIP
mixed media assemblage
10 by 33 by 6 in. 25.4 by 83.8 by 15.2 cm.
Executed in 1981.
L.A. Louver, Venice | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Chris Burden
The work Warship by Chris Burden was worth USD 502,000.00 (€ 450,830.71) to a buyer in May 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction at Sothebys in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 80,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Warship the most expensive artwork by Chris Burden that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chris Burden
Die Arbeit Warship von Chris Burden war einem Käufer im Mai 2016 USD 502.000,00 (€ 450.830,71) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Sothebys in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Warship zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chris Burden, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
