James Lee Byars
The Figure of Death
Estimate: 300.000 - 500.000 USD
Price realised: 761.000 USD
Price realised: 761.000 USD
Description
1986
basalt, 10 pieces on gilded steel pedestal
base 6 x 70 1/2 x 70 1/2 in. (15.2 x 179.1 x 179.1 cm); each cube 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (69.9 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm); overall height 281 in. (713.7 cm)
This work is accompanied by installation instructions.
This work can be seen in the following video: INSTALLATION: THE FIGURE OF DEATH BY JAMES LEE BYARS, Dallas Museum of Art, Silence and Time, 2011
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
basalt, 10 pieces on gilded steel pedestal
base 6 x 70 1/2 x 70 1/2 in. (15.2 x 179.1 x 179.1 cm); each cube 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (69.9 x 69.9 x 69.9 cm); overall height 281 in. (713.7 cm)
This work is accompanied by installation instructions.
This work can be seen in the following video: INSTALLATION: THE FIGURE OF DEATH BY JAMES LEE BYARS, Dallas Museum of Art, Silence and Time, 2011
Michael Werner Gallery, New York
A top price for James Lee Byars
The work The Figure of Death by James Lee Byars was auctioned at Phillips in New York in May 2015. It achieved a price of USD 761,000.00 (€ 692,195.74), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 52%. This high result makes The Figure of Death the most expensive artwork by James Lee Byars that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für James Lee Byars
Die Arbeit The Figure of Death von James Lee Byars kam im Mai 2015 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 761.000,00 (€ 692.195,74) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 52%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Figure of Death zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von James Lee Byars, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
James Lee Byars - Auction history
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