Marina Abramović
Portrait with Scorpion (Open Eyes)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection, Lot 1
22. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection, Lot 1
22. Sep - 29. Sep 2021
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 47.880 USD
Price realised: 47.880 USD
Description
Marina Abramović
b. 1946
Portrait with Scorpion (Open Eyes)
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, a Sean Kelly gallery label on the reverse, 2005, no. one in an edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
image: 38 ½ by 42 ½ in. (97.8 by 108 cm.)
frame: 53 ½ by 61 ½ in. (135.9 by 156.2 cm.)
Sean Kelly, New York, 2005
b. 1946
Portrait with Scorpion (Open Eyes)
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, a Sean Kelly gallery label on the reverse, 2005, no. one in an edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
image: 38 ½ by 42 ½ in. (97.8 by 108 cm.)
frame: 53 ½ by 61 ½ in. (135.9 by 156.2 cm.)
Sean Kelly, New York, 2005
Upper estimate price exceeded by 92 %.
This artwork by Marina Abramović achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in September 2021. In the A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection auction, the work Portrait with Scorpion (Open Eyes) sold for USD 47,880.00 (€ 41,357.86) - well above the upper estimate of USD 25,000.00. Admittedly, works by Marina Abramović have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work The Life in October 2020 with an auction result of GBP 287,500.00 (€ 319,244.23).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 92 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Marina Abramović erzielte im September 2021 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion A Life Among Artists: Contemporary Photographs from an Esteemed Private Collection wurde die Arbeit Portrait with Scorpion (Open Eyes) für USD 47.880,00 (€ 41.357,86) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 25.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Marina Abramović auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit The Life im Oktober 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 287.500,00 (€ 319.244,23).
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