Maria Lai
Autobiografia 30 (Autobiography 30)
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Price realised: 23.750 GBP
Description
signed, titled and dated 'autobiografia 30 Lai 79' (on the reverse)
thread on velvet and fabric on wood
8 ½ x 6 x 1in. (21.7 x 15.4 x 2.4cm.)
Executed in 1979
Private Collection, Italy (a gift from the artist in 1988). | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2012.
thread on velvet and fabric on wood
8 ½ x 6 x 1in. (21.7 x 15.4 x 2.4cm.)
Executed in 1979
Private Collection, Italy (a gift from the artist in 1988). | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2012.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 32 %.
The work Autobiografia 30 (Autobiography 30) by Maria Lai was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2020. It achieved a price of GBP 23,750.00 (€ 26,372.35), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. Admittedly, works by Maria Lai have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Lenzuolo (Bed Sheet) in October 2018 with an auction result of GBP 150,000.00 (€ 169,153.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 32 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Autobiografia 30 (Autobiography 30) von Maria Lai kam im Oktober 2020 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 23.750,00 (€ 26.372,35) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Maria Lai auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Lenzuolo (Bed Sheet) im Oktober 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 150.000,00 (€ 169.153,72).