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Jason Rhoades
Meccatuna
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness, Lot 118
12. Mar - 12. Mar 2015
Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness, Lot 118
12. Mar - 12. Mar 2015
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Jason Rhoades
1965 - 2006
MECCATUNA
neon, lace, ribbon and transformer on orange plexiglass
plexiglass sheet: 44 by 119 by 3.8cm.; 17 3/8 by 46 7/8 by 1 1/2 in.
Executed in 2003, this work is from an edition of 25.
David Zwirner, New York | Private Collection | Sale: Christie's, New York, First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art, 11 March 2009, Lot 107 | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
1965 - 2006
MECCATUNA
neon, lace, ribbon and transformer on orange plexiglass
plexiglass sheet: 44 by 119 by 3.8cm.; 17 3/8 by 46 7/8 by 1 1/2 in.
Executed in 2003, this work is from an edition of 25.
David Zwirner, New York | Private Collection | Sale: Christie's, New York, First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art, 11 March 2009, Lot 107 | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
This work of art by Jason Rhoades could be acquired at Sothebys in London in March 2015 for an unexpectedly low price. In the Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness auction, the work Meccatuna changed hands for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 15,553.72) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Jason Rhoades achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Three-Wheel Waggon-Wheel Chandelier in November this year with an auction result of USD 1,008,000.00 (€ 924,092.41).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jason Rhoades konnte im März 2015 bei Sothebys in London für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion Bear Witness | #SothebysBearWitness wechselte die Arbeit Meccatuna für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 15.553,72) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Jason Rhoades erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Three-Wheel Waggon-Wheel Chandelier im November diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.008.000,00 (€ 924.092,41).