Maria Lassnig
Competition III
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, Lot Ο ◆396
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2019
20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, Lot Ο ◆396
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2019
Estimate: 280.000 - 350.000 USD
Price realised: 704.000 USD
Price realised: 704.000 USD
Description
signed and dated "M. Lassnig 2000" on the reverse
oil on canvas
81 1/2 x 60 1/8 in. (207 x 152.7 cm.)
Painted in 2000.
Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
oil on canvas
81 1/2 x 60 1/8 in. (207 x 152.7 cm.)
Painted in 2000.
Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
A top price for Maria Lassnig
This artwork by Maria Lassnig achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in November 2019. In the 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session auction, the work Competition III sold for USD 704,000.00 (€ 638,896.45) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes Competition III the most expensive artwork by Maria Lassnig that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Maria Lassnig
Dieses Kunstwerk von Maria Lassnig erzielte im November 2019 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th C. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit Competition III für USD 704.000,00 (€ 638.896,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Competition III zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Maria Lassnig, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Maria Lassnig - Auction history
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