David Thorpe
Do What You Have To Do
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 34.850 GBP
Price realised: 34.850 GBP
Description
David Thorpe (b. 1972)
Do What You Have To Do
paper collage on paper
49 x 70 1/8in. (124.5 x 178.2cm.)
Executed in 1998
Do What You Have To Do
paper collage on paper
49 x 70 1/8in. (124.5 x 178.2cm.)
Executed in 1998
A top price for David Thorpe
In October 2011 Christies in London held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Do What You Have To Do by David Thorpe. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 34,850.00 (€ 40,332.25), 74% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Do What You Have To Do the most expensive artwork by David Thorpe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für David Thorpe
Im Oktober 2011 führte Christies in London die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Do What You Have To Do von David Thorpe zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 34.850,00 (€ 40.332,25) und damit 74% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Do What You Have To Do zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von David Thorpe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
David Thorpe - Auction history
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