Magdalena Abakanowicz
Twins on Beam
Estimate: 120.000 - 180.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Price realised: 225.000 USD
Description
MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ (1930-2017)
Twins on Beam
signed and inscribed indistinctly 'Magdalena Abakanowicz' (lower left of beam)
burlap, resin, wood and steel, in three parts
overall: 82 ½ x 126 3/8 x 9 in. (209.6 x 321 x 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1997.
Twins on Beam
signed and inscribed indistinctly 'Magdalena Abakanowicz' (lower left of beam)
burlap, resin, wood and steel, in three parts
overall: 82 ½ x 126 3/8 x 9 in. (209.6 x 321 x 22.9 cm.)
Executed in 1997.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Twins on Beam by Magdalena Abakanowicz was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2021. It achieved a price of USD 225,000.00 (€ 199,344.38), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Magdalena Abakanowicz - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Flock (12 Standing Figures, from 'Ragazzi' Cycle), which sold at auction in November 2017 for USD 480,500.00 (€ 403,849.39).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Twins on Beam von Magdalena Abakanowicz kam im November 2021 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 225.000,00 (€ 199.344,38) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Magdalena Abakanowicz mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Flock (12 Standing Figures, from 'Ragazzi' Cycle) beobachtet, die im November 2017 für USD 480.500,00 (€ 403.849,39) versteigert wurde.
Magdalena Abakanowicz - Auction history
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