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Martin Creed
Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space
Found at
Christies,
New York
First Open Post-War Contemporary Art, Lot 31
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2012
First Open Post-War Contemporary Art, Lot 31
7. Mar - 7. Mar 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Martin Creed (b. 1968)
Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space
red balloons
diameter, each: 16 in. (40.6 cm.)
overall dimensions variable: Calculate the volume of a chosen space. Using air, blow up red 16 in. (40.6 cm.) balloons until they occupy half the volume of the space.
Executed in 1999.
Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space
red balloons
diameter, each: 16 in. (40.6 cm.)
overall dimensions variable: Calculate the volume of a chosen space. Using air, blow up red 16 in. (40.6 cm.) balloons until they occupy half the volume of the space.
Executed in 1999.
A top price for Martin Creed
The work Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space by Martin Creed was sold in the First Open Post-War Contemporary Art auction at Christies in New York in March 2012. It achieved a price of USD 158,500.00 (€ 118,869.06), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 32%. With this result, Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space is even the most expensive work of art by Martin Creed that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Martin Creed
Die Arbeit Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space von Martin Creed wurde im März 2012 in der Auktion First Open Post-War Contemporary Art bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 158.500,00 (€ 118.869,06) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 32%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Work No. 204: Half the air in a given space sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Martin Creed, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
