Katharina Fritsch
St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas)
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 15.120 USD
Price realised: 15.120 USD
Description
Meeting New Art Halfway: The Collection of Anita Reiner
Katharina Fritsch
b.1952
St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas)
painted plaster
13 by 4 by 2½ in. (33 by 10.2 by 6.4 cm.)
Executed in 1985-2002, this work is number 21 from an edition of 40 plus 8 artist’s proofs.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York | Estate of Anita Reiner, New York (acquired from the above in 2002)
Katharina Fritsch
b.1952
St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas)
painted plaster
13 by 4 by 2½ in. (33 by 10.2 by 6.4 cm.)
Executed in 1985-2002, this work is number 21 from an edition of 40 plus 8 artist’s proofs.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Matthew Marks Gallery, New York | Estate of Anita Reiner, New York (acquired from the above in 2002)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 89 %.
This artwork by Katharina Fritsch achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in March 2021. In the Contemporary Art auction, the work St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas) sold for USD 15,120.00 (€ 12,875.76) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Katharina Fritsch achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Geist und Blutlache in October 2005 with an auction result of GBP 159,200.00 (€ 234,771.89).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 89 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Katharina Fritsch erzielte im März 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art wurde die Arbeit St. Nikolaus (St. Nicholas) für USD 15.120,00 (€ 12.875,76) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Katharina Fritsch erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Geist und Blutlache im Oktober 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 159.200,00 (€ 234.771,89).
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