Martin Ramirez

Untitled (Tunnels and Train), 1950s

Found at Christies, New York
Outsider and Vernacular Art, Lot 39
21. Jan - 21. Jan 2021
Estimate: 40.000 - 80.000 USD
Price realised: 187.500 USD
Phyllis Kind Gallery, New York, 1976

A top price for Martín Ramírez

This artwork by Martín Ramírez achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in January 2021. In the Outsider and Vernacular Art auction, the work Untitled (Tunnels and Train), 1950s sold for USD 187,500.00 (€ 154,511.74) - well above the upper estimate of USD 80,000.00. This high result makes Untitled (Tunnels and Train), 1950s the most expensive artwork by Martín Ramírez that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Martín Ramírez

Dieses Kunstwerk von Martín Ramírez erzielte im Januar 2021 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Outsider and Vernacular Art wurde die Arbeit Untitled (Tunnels and Train), 1950s für USD 187.500,00 (€ 154.511,74) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled (Tunnels and Train), 1950s zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Martín Ramírez, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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