Gary Hume
Vicious
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 6
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2014
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 6
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2014
Estimate: 300.000 - 400.000 GBP
Price realised: 410.500 GBP
Price realised: 410.500 GBP
Description
Gary Hume (b. 1962)
Vicious
signed, titled and dated 'VICIOUS 1994 Gary Hume' (on the reverse)
gloss paint on panel
85 x 71.1/4in. (215 x 181cm.)
Painted in 1994
Vicious
signed, titled and dated 'VICIOUS 1994 Gary Hume' (on the reverse)
gloss paint on panel
85 x 71.1/4in. (215 x 181cm.)
Painted in 1994
A top price for Gary Hume
The work Vicious by Gary Hume was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction at Christies in London in February 2014. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 400,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 410,500.00 (€ 498,035.27). With this result, Vicious is even the most expensive work of art by Gary Hume that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Gary Hume
Die Arbeit Vicious von Gary Hume wurde im Februar 2014 in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction bei Christies in London versteigert. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 400.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 410.500,00 (€ 498.035,27) einen neuen Besitzer. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Vicious sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Gary Hume, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.