Lynda Benglis
Shareer
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 201.600 USD
Price realised: 201.600 USD
Description
LYNDA BENGLIS (B. 1941)
Shareer
gold leaf, oil-based size, gesso, plaster, cotton and chicken wire
33 x 28 x 15 in. (83.8 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1980.
Shareer
gold leaf, oil-based size, gesso, plaster, cotton and chicken wire
33 x 28 x 15 in. (83.8 x 71.1 x 38.1 cm.)
Executed in 1980.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work Shareer by Lynda Benglis was sold in the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale auction at Christies in New York in May last year. It achieved a price of USD 201,600.00 (€ 187,866.93), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. Admittedly, works by Lynda Benglis have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Moretti in May last year with an auction result of USD 1,071,000.00 (€ 998,043.05).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Shareer von Lynda Benglis wurde im Mai letzten Jahres in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 201.600,00 (€ 187.866,93) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Lynda Benglis auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Moretti im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.071.000,00 (€ 998.043,05).
Lynda Benglis - Auction history
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