Chris Martin
Staring into the Sun
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 42
07.Dez - 14.Dez.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 42
07.Dez - 14.Dez.2017
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Price realised: 37.500 USD
Description
inscribed, titled and dated 'Staring into the sun...FEBRUARY SUNRISE ASI GHAT VARANASI - HOMAGE PAUL FEELEY (2+2+3=7.3+4=7) 2002-2003' (lower edge); signed with the artist's initials and dated again 'CM 2002-2003' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
143 x 118 in. (363.2 x 299.7 cm.)
Painted in 2002-2003.
de Pury & Luxembourg Galleries, Geneva | Fountainebleu Resort, Las Vegas | Anon. sale; Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 15 May 2014, Lot 46 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
oil on canvas
143 x 118 in. (363.2 x 299.7 cm.)
Painted in 2002-2003.
de Pury & Luxembourg Galleries, Geneva | Fountainebleu Resort, Las Vegas | Anon. sale; Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, 15 May 2014, Lot 46 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Chris Martin
This artwork by Chris Martin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2017. In the First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art auction, the work Staring into the Sun sold for USD 37,500.00 (€ 31,192.81) - well above the upper estimate of USD 15,000.00. This high result makes Staring into the Sun the most expensive artwork by Chris Martin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Chris Martin
Dieses Kunstwerk von Chris Martin erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Staring into the Sun für USD 37.500,00 (€ 31.192,81) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 15.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Staring into the Sun zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Chris Martin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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