Keith Sonnier
Green File
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot Ο140
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot Ο140
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.000 GBP
Description
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'KS '68' on the backing board
acrylic on wood and wire mounted on wood
245 x 30 x 10 cm (96 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1968, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne | Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf | Acquired from the above by the late owner in July 1990
acrylic on wood and wire mounted on wood
245 x 30 x 10 cm (96 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Executed in 1968, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Galerie Rolf Ricke, Cologne | Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf | Acquired from the above by the late owner in July 1990
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Green File by Keith Sonnier was auctioned at Phillips in London in October 2018, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 8,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at GBP 30,000.00 (€ 33,830.74). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Keith Sonnier; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot without title sold at auction in November 2013 with the realized price of USD 62,500.00 (€ 45,935.62).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Green File von Keith Sonnier im Oktober 2018 bei Phillips in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 8.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 30.000,00 (€ 33.830,74) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Keith Sonnier; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit ohne Titel im November 2013 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 45.935,62).
Keith Sonnier - Auction history
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