Lucas Samaras
Box #118
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 350.000 USD
Price realised: 350.000 USD
Description
LUCAS SAMARAS (B. 1936)
Box #118
wood box construction—rhinestones, beads, yarn, marbles, wire, nails, pins, plastic, fabric, paint, printed paper and photographic collage
open: 13 x 21 1/2 x 10 ½ in. (33.7 x 54.6 x 27 cm.)
closed: 6 x 12 ½ x 9 in. (15.2 x 31.8 x 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
Box #118
wood box construction—rhinestones, beads, yarn, marbles, wire, nails, pins, plastic, fabric, paint, printed paper and photographic collage
open: 13 x 21 1/2 x 10 ½ in. (33.7 x 54.6 x 27 cm.)
closed: 6 x 12 ½ x 9 in. (15.2 x 31.8 x 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Box #118 by Lucas Samaras was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2021. It achieved a price of USD 350,000.00 (€ 310,091.26), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 17%. Other works by Lucas Samaras have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 662,500.00 (€ 564,165.89) in March 2021 for the work Box #119.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Box #118 von Lucas Samaras kam im November 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 350.000,00 (€ 310.091,26) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 17%. Andere Arbeiten von Lucas Samaras haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 662.500,00 (€ 564.165,89) im März 2021 für die Arbeit Box #119 beobachtet.
Lucas Samaras - Auction history
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