Jenny Saville

Reflective Flesh

Found at Sothebys, New York
Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 52
16. May - 16. May 2019
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 USD
Price realised: 2.780.000 USD
Jenny Saville
B. 1970
REFLECTIVE FLESH
signed and dated 2002-3 on the reverse
oil on canvas
120 1/8 by 96 1/8 in. 305.2 by 244.2 cm.
Gagosian Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by David Teiger in 2003

Auction result well in line with expectations

In May 2019 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Evening Auction, which included the work Reflective Flesh by Jenny Saville. It changed hands for a price of USD 2,780,000.00 (€ 2,493,497.17) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. Admittedly, works by Jenny Saville have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Propped in October 2018 with an auction result of GBP 9,537,250.00 (€ 10,755,075.69).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Mai 2019 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Reflective Flesh von Jenny Saville zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 2.780.000,00 (€ 2.493.497,17) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jenny Saville auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Propped im Oktober 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 9.537.250,00 (€ 10.755.075,69).

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