Loretta Lux
Marianne
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 436
9. NOV - 9. NOV 2005
Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session), Lot 436
9. NOV - 9. NOV 2005
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 45.600 USD
Price realised: 45.600 USD
Description
Loretta Lux (b. 1969)
Marianne
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Loretta Lux 2004 Marianne 6/7' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
Ilfochrome print
image: 21 x 15 in. (53.3 x 38.1 cm.)
sheet: 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65 x 55 cm.)
Executed in 2004. This work is number six from an edition of seven plus three artist's proofs.
Marianne
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Loretta Lux 2004 Marianne 6/7' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse)
Ilfochrome print
image: 21 x 15 in. (53.3 x 38.1 cm.)
sheet: 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65 x 55 cm.)
Executed in 2004. This work is number six from an edition of seven plus three artist's proofs.
A top price for Loretta Lux
This artwork by Loretta Lux achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in November 2005. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) auction, the work Marianne sold for USD 45,600.00 (€ 38,676.84) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Marianne the most expensive artwork by Loretta Lux that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Loretta Lux
Dieses Kunstwerk von Loretta Lux erzielte im November 2005 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art (Afternoon Session) wurde die Arbeit Marianne für USD 45.600,00 (€ 38.676,84) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Marianne zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Loretta Lux, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Loretta Lux - Auction history
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