Marcel Broodthaers
Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag))
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 4
27. Jun - 27. Jun 2012
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction, Lot 4
27. Jun - 27. Jun 2012
Estimate: 180.000 - 220.000 GBP
Price realised: 433.250 GBP
Price realised: 433.250 GBP
Description
Marcel Broodthaers (1924-1976)
Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag))
mussels and resin on panel and plastic bag filled with mussels
47 5/8 x 45¾in. (121 x 113.5cm.)
Executed in 1966-1974
Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag))
mussels and resin on panel and plastic bag filled with mussels
47 5/8 x 45¾in. (121 x 113.5cm.)
Executed in 1966-1974
A top price for Marcel Broodthaers
This artwork by Marcel Broodthaers achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2012. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag)) sold for GBP 433,250.00 (€ 536,466.65) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 220,000.00. This high result makes Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag)) the most expensive artwork by Marcel Broodthaers that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Marcel Broodthaers
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marcel Broodthaers erzielte im Juni 2012 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag)) für GBP 433.250,00 (€ 536.466,65) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 220.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Surface de moules (avec sac) (Surface of mussels (with bag)) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Marcel Broodthaers, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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