Lygia Clark
Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7)
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 2.225.000 USD
Price realised: 2.225.000 USD
Description
1959
industrial paint on plywood
21 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (55.5 x 55.5 x 4.5 cm.)
Titled "Objeto N. 7" on the reverse. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Estate of Lygia Clark, registered under number 491.
Gift of the artist | Private Collection, Brazil | Acquired from the above by the present owner
industrial paint on plywood
21 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 1 3/4 in. (55.5 x 55.5 x 4.5 cm.)
Titled "Objeto N. 7" on the reverse. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Estate of Lygia Clark, registered under number 491.
Gift of the artist | Private Collection, Brazil | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Lygia Clark
This artwork by Lygia Clark achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in May 2013. In the Latin America auction, the work Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7) sold for USD 2,225,000.00 (€ 1,713,119.80) - well above the upper estimate of USD 800,000.00. This high result makes Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7) the most expensive artwork by Lygia Clark that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Lygia Clark
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lygia Clark erzielte im Mai 2013 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Latin America wurde die Arbeit Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7) für USD 2.225.000,00 (€ 1.713.119,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Lygia Clark, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Lygia Clark - Auction history
