George Brecht
Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
signed and titled ‘EXHIBIT 47 George Brecht’ (on a label affixed to the reverse)
thread, beads, glass, metal comb and photographic paper on cotton in glass faced cardboard box
12 ¼ x 8 ¼in. (31 x 20.9cm.)
Executed in 1965
John Gibson Gallery, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1972.
thread, beads, glass, metal comb and photographic paper on cotton in glass faced cardboard box
12 ¼ x 8 ¼in. (31 x 20.9cm.)
Executed in 1965
John Gibson Gallery, New York. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1972.
A top price for George Brecht
The work Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire by George Brecht was worth GBP 15,000.00 (€ 16,710.45) to a buyer in October 2016. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire the most expensive artwork by George Brecht that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Brecht
Die Arbeit Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire von George Brecht war einem Käufer im Oktober 2016 GBP 15.000,00 (€ 16.710,45) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Auction bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Exhibit 47, From Book of the Tumbler on Fire zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Brecht, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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