Margaret Wharton
Pala
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 476
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 476
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Price realised: 1.875 USD
Description
signed, numbered and dated 'Margaret Wharton 10/35 1985' (on the handle's underside)
painted metal, wood, plastic wire and graphite
12 x 29 ⅞ x 6 ⅛ in. (30.5 x 75.9 x 15.6 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
painted metal, wood, plastic wire and graphite
12 x 29 ⅞ x 6 ⅛ in. (30.5 x 75.9 x 15.6 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1985
A top price for Margaret Wharton
In July 2017 Christies in New York held the auction First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, which included the work Pala by Margaret Wharton. The »bidding war« ended at USD 1,875.00 (€ 1,585.49), 56% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Pala the most expensive artwork by Margaret Wharton that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Margaret Wharton
Im Juli 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Pala von Margaret Wharton zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.875,00 (€ 1.585,49) und damit 56% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Pala zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Margaret Wharton, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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