Chris Ofili
Blue Damascus
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 140.000 USD
Price realised: 140.000 USD
Description
CHRIS OFILI (B. 1968)
Blue Damascus
signed, titled and dated 'Chris Ofili 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the left element); signed again, titled again and dated again 'CHRIS OFILI 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the right element)
gouache, ink, charcoal and aluminum leaf on four joined sheets of paper, in artist's designated frames, in two parts
each: 88 5/8 x 61 3/8 in. (225.1 x 155.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
Blue Damascus
signed, titled and dated 'Chris Ofili 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the left element); signed again, titled again and dated again 'CHRIS OFILI 2005 "Blue Damascus"' (on the reverse of the right element)
gouache, ink, charcoal and aluminum leaf on four joined sheets of paper, in artist's designated frames, in two parts
each: 88 5/8 x 61 3/8 in. (225.1 x 155.9 cm.)
Executed in 2004.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Blue Damascus by Chris Ofili was auctioned at Christies in New York in November last year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 200,000.00 – 300,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 140,000.00 (€ 135,619.49). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Chris Ofili achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Holy Virgin Mary in June 2015 with an auction result of GBP 2,882,500.00 (€ 4,064,288.82).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Blue Damascus von Chris Ofili im November letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 200.000,00 – 300.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 140.000,00 (€ 135.619,49) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Chris Ofili erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Holy Virgin Mary im Juni 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.882.500,00 (€ 4.064.288,82).
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