Gunther Uecker
Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale)
Estimate: 1.000.000 - 1.500.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.629.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.629.000 GBP
Description
(i) signed, titled and dated ‘SPIRALE I Uecker ‘97’ (on the reverse)
(ii) signed, titled and dated ‘SPIRALE II Uecker ‘97’ (on the reverse)
(iii) signed, titled and dated 'Doppelspirale 1997 Uecker' (lower centre)
nails and latex paint on canvas laid down on wood, in two parts, accompanied by an artist's architectural drawing
(i) (ii), each: 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
(iii) 31½ x 78¾in. (80 x 200cm.)
Executed in 1997
Galerie Hete Hünnerman, Dusseldorf (directly from the artist). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
(ii) signed, titled and dated ‘SPIRALE II Uecker ‘97’ (on the reverse)
(iii) signed, titled and dated 'Doppelspirale 1997 Uecker' (lower centre)
nails and latex paint on canvas laid down on wood, in two parts, accompanied by an artist's architectural drawing
(i) (ii), each: 78¾ x 78¾in. (200 x 200cm.)
(iii) 31½ x 78¾in. (80 x 200cm.)
Executed in 1997
Galerie Hete Hünnerman, Dusseldorf (directly from the artist). | Acquired from the above by the present owner.
A top price for Günther Uecker
This artwork by Günther Uecker achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in March 2017. In the Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) sold for GBP 2,629,000.00 (€ 3,080,928.49) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 1,500,000.00. This high result makes Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) the most expensive artwork by Günther Uecker that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Günther Uecker
Dieses Kunstwerk von Günther Uecker erzielte im März 2017 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post War & Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) für GBP 2.629.000,00 (€ 3.080.928,49) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 1.500.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Spirale I, Spirale II (Doppelspirale) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Günther Uecker, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Günther Uecker - Auction history
