Ibram Lassaw
October Continuity
Found at
Christies,
New York
FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 22
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2016
FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 22
4. Mar - 4. Mar 2016
Estimate: 18.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 197.000 USD
Price realised: 197.000 USD
Description
signed and dated 'LASSAW 1960' (lower center)
bronze alloy over wire
47 x 36 ½ x 23 in. (119.4 x 92.7 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1959-60. This work is unique.
Kootz Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
bronze alloy over wire
47 x 36 ½ x 23 in. (119.4 x 92.7 x 58.4 cm.)
Executed in 1959-60. This work is unique.
Kootz Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Ibram Lassaw
The work October Continuity by Ibram Lassaw was worth USD 197,000.00 (€ 172,958.74) to a buyer in March 2016. This price was achieved in the auction FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 25,000.00 many times over. This high result makes October Continuity the most expensive artwork by Ibram Lassaw that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ibram Lassaw
Die Arbeit October Continuity von Ibram Lassaw war einem Käufer im März 2016 USD 197.000,00 (€ 172.958,74) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion FIRST OPEN | Post-War and Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht October Continuity zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ibram Lassaw, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ibram Lassaw - Auction history
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