Helen Marten
Hostage Circumstance (Unauthorized Twin-Set)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 171
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2014
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 171
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2014
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 20.000 GBP
Description
Helen Marten (B. 1985)
Hostage circumstance (unauthorized twin-set)
coloured pencil, watercolour and collage on paper, in four parts
(i) 8.3/4 x 10.5/8in. (22.2 x 27cm.)
(ii) 8.1/8 x 5.7/8in. (20.8 x 14.8cm.)
(iii) 8.3/4 x 12.5/8in. (22.1 x 32.2cm.)
(iv) 8.3/4 x 9.1/8in. (22.2 x 23.2cm.)
Hostage circumstance (unauthorized twin-set)
coloured pencil, watercolour and collage on paper, in four parts
(i) 8.3/4 x 10.5/8in. (22.2 x 27cm.)
(ii) 8.1/8 x 5.7/8in. (20.8 x 14.8cm.)
(iii) 8.3/4 x 12.5/8in. (22.1 x 32.2cm.)
(iv) 8.3/4 x 9.1/8in. (22.2 x 23.2cm.)
A top price for Helen Marten
When the work Hostage Circumstance (Unauthorized Twin-Set) by Helen Marten was auctioned at Christies in London in February 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 20,000.00 (€ 24,264.81). This high result makes Hostage Circumstance (Unauthorized Twin-Set) the most expensive artwork by Helen Marten that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Helen Marten
Als die Arbeit Hostage Circumstance (Unauthorized Twin-Set) von Helen Marten im Februar 2014 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 20.000,00 (€ 24.264,81) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hostage Circumstance (Unauthorized Twin-Set) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Helen Marten, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Helen Marten - Auction history
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