Kendell Geers
Present Tense
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 305
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2012
Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 305
13. Oct - 13. Oct 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Kendell Geers
B. 1968
PRESENT TENSE
digital clock
80 by 300cm.; 31 1/2 by 118 1/8 in.
Executed in 2003, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004
B. 1968
PRESENT TENSE
digital clock
80 by 300cm.; 31 1/2 by 118 1/8 in.
Executed in 2003, this work is number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof.
Stephen Friedman Gallery, London | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Present Tense by Kendell Geers was auctioned at Sothebys in London in October 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 20,000.00 – 30,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 17,500.00 (€ 21,758.18). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Kendell Geers - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Twilight of the Idols (Virgin Mary), which sold at auction in February 2008 for GBP 66,500.00 (€ 86,979.39).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Present Tense von Kendell Geers im Oktober 2012 bei Sothebys in London versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 20.000,00 – 30.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 17.500,00 (€ 21.758,18) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Kendell Geers mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Twilight of the Idols (Virgin Mary) beobachtet, die im Februar 2008 für GBP 66.500,00 (€ 86.979,39) versteigert wurde.
Kendell Geers - Auction history
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