Giovanni Anselmo

Torsione

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 1 B
13. May - 13. May 2015
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 6.437.000 USD
signed 'ANSELMO' (on the metal element)
metal and flannel
90 1/2 x 73 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (229.8 x 186 x 29.8 cm.)
Executed in 1968. This work is unique.
The Estate of Ileana Sonnabend, acquired directly from the artist | By descent to the present owner

A top price for Giovanni Anselmo

When the work Torsione by Giovanni Anselmo was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2015, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 800,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at USD 6,437,000.00 (€ 5,855,011.82). This high result makes Torsione the most expensive artwork by Giovanni Anselmo that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Giovanni Anselmo

Als die Arbeit Torsione von Giovanni Anselmo im Mai 2015 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 800.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 6.437.000,00 (€ 5.855.011,82) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Torsione zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Giovanni Anselmo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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