Jenny Saville
Propped
Found at
Sothebys,
London
The History of Now: The Collection of David Teiger | Sold to Benefit Teiger Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art, Lot 6
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2018
The History of Now: The Collection of David Teiger | Sold to Benefit Teiger Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art, Lot 6
5. Oct - 5. Oct 2018
Estimate: 3.000.000 - 4.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 9.537.250 GBP
Price realised: 9.537.250 GBP
Description
Jenny Saville
B. 1970
PROPPED
signed and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
213.4 by 182.9 cm. 84 by 72 in.
Executed in 1992.
Charles Saatchi, London | Gagosian Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by David Teiger in 2004
B. 1970
PROPPED
signed and titled on the stretcher
oil on canvas
213.4 by 182.9 cm. 84 by 72 in.
Executed in 1992.
Charles Saatchi, London | Gagosian Gallery, London | Acquired from the above by David Teiger in 2004
A top price for Jenny Saville
This artwork by Jenny Saville achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in October 2018. In the The History of Now: The Collection of David Teiger | Sold to Benefit Teiger Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art auction, the work Propped sold for GBP 9,537,250.00 (€ 10,755,075.69) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 4,000,000.00. This high result makes Propped the most expensive artwork by Jenny Saville that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Jenny Saville
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jenny Saville erzielte im Oktober 2018 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The History of Now: The Collection of David Teiger | Sold to Benefit Teiger Foundation for the Support of Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit Propped für GBP 9.537.250,00 (€ 10.755.075,69) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 4.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Propped zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Jenny Saville, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jenny Saville - Auction history
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