Mark Rothko
Untitled (Shades of Red)
Estimate: 60.000.000 - 80.000.000 USD
Price realised: 66.800.000 USD
Price realised: 66.800.000 USD
Description
MARK ROTHKO (1903-1970)
Untitled (Shades of Red)
signed and dated 'MARK ROTHKO 1961' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
69 x 56 in. (175.3 x 142.2 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Untitled (Shades of Red)
signed and dated 'MARK ROTHKO 1961' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
69 x 56 in. (175.3 x 142.2 cm.)
Painted in 1961.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Shades of Red) by Mark Rothko was auctioned at Christies in New York in May last year. The price achieved of USD 66,800,000.00 (€ 62,249,557.36) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 60,000,000.00 – 80,000,000.00. Other works by Mark Rothko have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in May 2015 the work No. 10 was auctioned for USD 81,925,000.00 (€ 74,517,918.86).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Shades of Red) von Mark Rothko kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 66.800.000,00 (€ 62.249.557,36) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 60.000.000,00 – 80.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Mark Rothko konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Mai 2015 die Arbeit No. 10 für USD 81.925.000,00 (€ 74.517.918,86) versteigert.
Mark Rothko - Auction history
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