Gego
Dibujo Sin Papel 86/17
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Description
Gego
1912 - 1994
DIBUJO SIN PAPEL 86/17
stainless steel, aluminum and lead
26 by 17 1/2 in. 66 by 44.5 cm.
Executed in 1986.
Galería Sotavento, Caracas | Private Collection, North America | Sotheby's, New York, 21 November 2000, Lot 190A | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1912 - 1994
DIBUJO SIN PAPEL 86/17
stainless steel, aluminum and lead
26 by 17 1/2 in. 66 by 44.5 cm.
Executed in 1986.
Galería Sotavento, Caracas | Private Collection, North America | Sotheby's, New York, 21 November 2000, Lot 190A | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 46 %.
The work Dibujo Sin Papel 86/17 by Gego was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2018. It achieved a price of USD 175,000.00 (€ 149,957.16), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 46%. Admittedly, works by Gego have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Dibujo sin papel 85/13 in May 2015 with an auction result of USD 701,000.00 (€ 637,620.52).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 46 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Dibujo Sin Papel 86/17 von Gego kam im Mai 2018 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 175.000,00 (€ 149.957,16) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 46%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Gego auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Dibujo sin papel 85/13 im Mai 2015 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 701.000,00 (€ 637.620,52).
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