Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez
Madre de Dios (Mother is the Name of God)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man, Lot 81
30. Sep - 8. Oct 2021
Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man, Lot 81
30. Sep - 8. Oct 2021
Estimate: 1.000 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 3.528 USD
Price realised: 3.528 USD
Description
Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez
Madre de Dios (Mother is the Name of God)
mixed media on carved plywood triptych
31 by 29 by 3/4 in. (78 3/4 by 74 by 2 cm.)
Executed in 2021
Artist's Statement
The altarpiece is dedicated to motherhood and the female divine energy.
It is inspired by George Floyd´s last words.
Madre de Dios (Mother is the Name of God)
mixed media on carved plywood triptych
31 by 29 by 3/4 in. (78 3/4 by 74 by 2 cm.)
Executed in 2021
Artist's Statement
The altarpiece is dedicated to motherhood and the female divine energy.
It is inspired by George Floyd´s last words.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2021. In the Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man auction, the work Madre de Dios (Mother is the Name of God) sold for USD 3,528.00 (€ 3,054.02) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000.00. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Dreaming About Fire sold at auction in October 2021 with the realized price of USD 6,930.00 (€ 5,998.96).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez erzielte im Oktober 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Boundless Space… The Possibilities of Burning Man wurde die Arbeit Madre de Dios (Mother is the Name of God) für USD 3.528,00 (€ 3.054,02) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000,00. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Luis Gerardo Sánchez Vázquez; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Dreaming About Fire im Oktober 2021 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 6.930,00 (€ 5.998,96).