Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Composition No 70 (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 (Telephone Booth)); Composition No 70 bis (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 bis (Telephone Booth))
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
(i) signed and dated 'ERNEST PIGNON ERNEST 96' (lower right)
(ii) signed and dated 'ERNEST PIGNON ERNEST 97' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
(i) charcoal on paper laid on canvas
(ii) C-print face-mounted to acrylic in lightbox
(i) 43¼ x 63in. (110 x 160cm.)
(ii) 68⅞ x 64⅞ x 5½in. (175 x 164.7 x 14cm.)
(i) Executed in 1996
(ii) Executed in 1997
Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
(ii) signed and dated 'ERNEST PIGNON ERNEST 97' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
(i) charcoal on paper laid on canvas
(ii) C-print face-mounted to acrylic in lightbox
(i) 43¼ x 63in. (110 x 160cm.)
(ii) 68⅞ x 64⅞ x 5½in. (175 x 164.7 x 14cm.)
(i) Executed in 1996
(ii) Executed in 1997
Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva. | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Composition No 70 (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 (Telephone Booth)); Composition No 70 bis (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 bis (Telephone Booth)) by Ernest Pignon-Ernest was auctioned at Christies in London in April 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,362.33), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Ernest Pignon-Ernest have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work David Et Goliath, 1990 in February 2014 with an auction result of EUR 26,000.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Composition No 70 (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 (Telephone Booth)); Composition No 70 bis (cabine téléphonique) (Composition No. 70 bis (Telephone Booth)) von Ernest Pignon-Ernest kam im April 2019 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.362,33) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Ernest Pignon-Ernest auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit David Et Goliath, 1990 im Februar 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 26.000,00.
Ernest Pignon-Ernest - Auction history
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