Imi Knoebel

Revolver I

Found at Christies, Amsterdam
Post-War and Contemporary Art, Lot 21
11.Apr - 12.Apr.2017
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 EUR
Price realised: 434.500 EUR
signed and dated 'Imi 2..3' (on the reverse)
acrylic on aluminium, in two parts
overall: 231.5 x 310cm.
Executed in 2003
Galerie Fahnemann, Berlin. | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006.

A top price for Imi Knoebel

The work Revolver I by Imi Knoebel was worth EUR 434,500.00 to a buyer in April 2017. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art at Christies in Amsterdam and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of EUR 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Revolver I the most expensive artwork by Imi Knoebel that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Imi Knoebel

Die Arbeit Revolver I von Imi Knoebel war einem Käufer im April 2017 EUR 434.500,00 wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art bei Christies in Amsterdam erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Revolver I zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Imi Knoebel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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