Katharina Fritsch
Totenkopf (Skull)
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Description
Works from A Prominent New York Collection
KATHARINA FRITSCH
b. 1952
TOTENKOPF (SKULL)
painted porcelain
7¼ by 5½ by 9 in. (18.4 by 13.9 by 22.8 cm.)
Executed in 1997-1998, this work is number 11 from an edition of 16.
White Cube, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
KATHARINA FRITSCH
b. 1952
TOTENKOPF (SKULL)
painted porcelain
7¼ by 5½ by 9 in. (18.4 by 13.9 by 22.8 cm.)
Executed in 1997-1998, this work is number 11 from an edition of 16.
White Cube, London | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result well in line with expectations
In October 2020 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art, which included the work Totenkopf (Skull) by Katharina Fritsch. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 10,080.00 (€ 8,654.59) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. 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).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Oktober 2020 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Totenkopf (Skull) von Katharina Fritsch zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 10.080,00 (€ 8.654,59) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. 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).
Katharina Fritsch - Auction history
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![Katharina Fritsch - Lexikonzeichnung (2. Serie: Mensch) [Lexicon Drawing (2nd Series: Human)], from Door Cycle](/images/katharina-fritsch_lexikonzeichnung-2-serie-mensch-lexicon-drawing-2nd-series-human-from-door-cycle_AID957834_320x320.jpg)
![Katharina Fritsch - Lexikonzeichnung (2. Serie: Mensch) [Lexicon Drawing (2nd Series: Human)], from Door Cycle](/images/katharina-fritsch_lexikonzeichnung-2-serie-mensch-lexicon-drawing-2nd-series-human-from-door-cycle_AID741287_320x320.jpg)
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