Lygia Clark
Bicho-Parafuso Sem Fim
Estimate: 400.000 - 600.000 USD
Price realised: 818.600 USD
Price realised: 818.600 USD
Description
Lygia Clark
1920 - 1988
Bicho-Parafuso sem fim
aluminum
23½ by 15 by 12 in. 60 by 38.4 by 30.5 cm. (installation dimensions variable)
Executed in 1963, this work is version 1.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from O Mundo de Lygia Clark.
Collection of Ricardo de Gouveia Rego, Brazil (acquired from the estate of the artist) | Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above) | Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired from the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
1920 - 1988
Bicho-Parafuso sem fim
aluminum
23½ by 15 by 12 in. 60 by 38.4 by 30.5 cm. (installation dimensions variable)
Executed in 1963, this work is version 1.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from O Mundo de Lygia Clark.
Collection of Ricardo de Gouveia Rego, Brazil (acquired from the estate of the artist) | Gagosian Gallery, New York (acquired from the above) | Private Collection, United Kingdom (acquired from the above) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 36 %.
The work Bicho-Parafuso Sem Fim by Lygia Clark was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in May 2021. It achieved a price of USD 818,600.00 (€ 671,313.76), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 36%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Lygia Clark - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7), which sold at auction in May 2013 for USD 2,225,000.00 (€ 1,713,119.80).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 36 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Bicho-Parafuso Sem Fim von Lygia Clark kam im Mai 2021 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 818.600,00 (€ 671.313,76) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 36%. Für andere Arbeiten von Lygia Clark mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7) beobachtet, die im Mai 2013 für USD 2.225.000,00 (€ 1.713.119,80) versteigert wurde.
Lygia Clark - Auction history
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