Inka Essenhigh
Heaven's Gate
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 121
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art, Lot 121
3. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Price realised: 15.000 USD
Description
INKA ESSENHIGH (b. 1969)
Heaven's Gate
signed, titled and dated '"Heavens Gate" Inka Essehigh 1997' (on the reverse)
oil and enamel on canvas
70 x 72 1 ⁄ 4 in. (177.8 x 183.5 cm.)
Painted in 1997.
Heaven's Gate
signed, titled and dated '"Heavens Gate" Inka Essehigh 1997' (on the reverse)
oil and enamel on canvas
70 x 72 1 ⁄ 4 in. (177.8 x 183.5 cm.)
Painted in 1997.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 88 %.
This artwork by Inka Essenhigh achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2021. In the First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art auction, the work Heaven's Gate sold for USD 15,000.00 (€ 13,253.22) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Inka Essenhigh have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Adoration in May 2005 with an auction result of USD 132,000.00 (€ 106,891.25).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 88 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Inka Essenhigh erzielte im Dezember 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion First Open Online: Post War & Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Heaven's Gate für USD 15.000,00 (€ 13.253,22) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Inka Essenhigh auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Adoration im Mai 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 132.000,00 (€ 106.891,25).
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