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Conrad Marca-Relli
M-55-8 #1
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 163
14. May - 14. May 2021
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 163
14. May - 14. May 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-2000)
signed 'MARCA-RELLI' (lower left); signed again and titled 'MARCA-RELLI #M-55-8' (on the reverse)
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
oil and canvas collage on canvas mounted to board
Executed in 1955.
Private collection, Rancho Santa Fe | Gift of the above to the present owner, 2018
signed 'MARCA-RELLI' (lower left); signed again and titled 'MARCA-RELLI #M-55-8' (on the reverse)
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm.)
oil and canvas collage on canvas mounted to board
Executed in 1955.
Private collection, Rancho Santa Fe | Gift of the above to the present owner, 2018
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Conrad Marca-Relli achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2021. In the Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale auction, the work M-55-8 #1 sold for USD 187,500.00 (€ 153,764.15) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. Admittedly, works by Conrad Marca-Relli have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work St. Cyprian's Day in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 1,105,000.00 (€ 710,154.24).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Conrad Marca-Relli erzielte im Mai 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale wurde die Arbeit M-55-8 #1 für USD 187.500,00 (€ 153.764,15) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Conrad Marca-Relli auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit St. Cyprian's Day im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.105.000,00 (€ 710.154,24).
![Conrad Marca-Relli - Multiple A; Multiple B; Multiple C; Multiple D; and [Untitled]](/images/conrad-marca-relli_multiple-a-multiple-b-multiple-c-multiple-d-and-untitled_AID1124819_320x320.jpg)
