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- Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) [Test of Courage (Flying Classroom)]
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Martin Honert
Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) [Test of Courage (Flying Classroom)]
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 231
8. Jul - 20. Jul 2022
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 231
8. Jul - 20. Jul 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
MARTIN HONERT (b. 1953) Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) [Test of Courage (Flying Classroom)] acrylic on wood and polyester 177 x 72 1 ⁄ 2 x 78 1 ⁄ 2 in. (449.6 x 184.2 x 199.4 cm.) Executed in 1999. This work is number two from an edition of two.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 64 %.
In July last year Christies in New York held the auction First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, which included the work Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) Test of Courage (Flying Classroom) by Martin Honert. The »bidding war« ended at USD 32,760.00 (€ 32,111.35), 64% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Martin Honert have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Riesen (Giants) in October 2013 with an auction result of GBP 193,875.00 (€ 229,158.71).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 64 % übertroffen
Im Juli letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) Test of Courage (Flying Classroom) von Martin Honert zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 32.760,00 (€ 32.111,35) und damit 64% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Martin Honert auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Riesen (Giants) im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 193.875,00 (€ 229.158,71).
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