Mark Handforth
Weeping Hydrant
Estimate: 30.000 - 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Price realised: 62.500 GBP
Description
Mark Handforth
B. 1969
WEEPING HYDRANT
painted bronze
66 by 110 by 73.3cm.; 26 by 43 1/4 by 28 3/4 in.
Executed in 2008, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5.
Almine Rech Gallery, Paris | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
B. 1969
WEEPING HYDRANT
painted bronze
66 by 110 by 73.3cm.; 26 by 43 1/4 by 28 3/4 in.
Executed in 2008, this work is number 1 from an edition of 5.
Almine Rech Gallery, Paris | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 56 %.
The work Weeping Hydrant by Mark Handforth was auctioned at Sothebys in London in February 2015. It achieved a price of GBP 62,500.00 (€ 86,178.22), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Mark Handforth; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Bent Pipe sold at auction in February 2007 with the realized price of USD 198,000.00 (€ 149,659.86).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 56 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Weeping Hydrant von Mark Handforth kam im Februar 2015 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 62.500,00 (€ 86.178,22) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Mark Handforth; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Bent Pipe im Februar 2007 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 198.000,00 (€ 149.659,86).
Mark Handforth - Auction history
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