Jeff Wall
Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 27
8. May - 8. May 2012
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 27
8. May - 8. May 2012
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Price realised: 3.666.500 USD
Price realised: 3.666.500 USD
Description
JEFF WALL (B. 1946)
Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986)
transparency in lightbox
90¼ x 164¼ in. (229.2 x 417.2 cm.)
Executed in 1992. This work is number one from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986)
transparency in lightbox
90¼ x 164¼ in. (229.2 x 417.2 cm.)
Executed in 1992. This work is number one from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
A top price for Jeff Wall
This artwork by Jeff Wall achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2012. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction, the work Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) sold for USD 3,666,500.00 (€ 2,965,464.25) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000,000.00. This high result makes Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) the most expensive artwork by Jeff Wall that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jeff Wall
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jeff Wall erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) für USD 3.666.500,00 (€ 2.965.464,25) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Dead Troops Talk (A vision after an ambush of a Red Army patrol, near Moqor, Afghanistan, winter 1986) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jeff Wall, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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