Edmund De Waal

A short history of the shadow

Found at Christies, London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 273
05.Okt - 05.Okt.2019
Estimate: 70.000 - 100.000 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
sixty-two porcelain vessels in black and grey glazes and two black aluminium shelves
overall: 14 ½ x 110 ¼ x 3 1/8in. (37 x 280 x 8cm.)
Executed in 2010
Alan Cristea Gallery, London. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2011.

A top price for Edmund de Waal

The work A short history of the shadow by Edmund de Waal was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction auction at Christies in London in October 2019. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 118,750.00 (€ 137,741.48), 19% above the upper estimate. With this result, A short history of the shadow is even the most expensive work of art by Edmund de Waal that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Edmund de Waal

Die Arbeit A short history of the shadow von Edmund de Waal wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Christies in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 118.750,00 (€ 137.741,48) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist A short history of the shadow sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Edmund de Waal, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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