Mary Bauermeister
Alutable
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 603
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 603
16.Mai - 16.Mai.2019
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 350.000 USD
Price realised: 350.000 USD
Description
stainless steel construction—ink, acrylic, stones, glass lens, wood and Plexiglas
27 ½ x 27 ½ x 7 1/8 in. (69.9 x 69.9 x 18.1 cm.)
Executed in 1972.
Private collection | Anon. sale; Bonhams, Los Angeles, 1 May 2005, lot 130 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
27 ½ x 27 ½ x 7 1/8 in. (69.9 x 69.9 x 18.1 cm.)
Executed in 1972.
Private collection | Anon. sale; Bonhams, Los Angeles, 1 May 2005, lot 130 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Mary Bauermeister
The work Alutable by Mary Bauermeister was worth USD 350,000.00 (€ 313,929.50) to a buyer in May 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 60,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Alutable the most expensive artwork by Mary Bauermeister that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mary Bauermeister
Die Arbeit Alutable von Mary Bauermeister war einem Käufer im Mai 2019 USD 350.000,00 (€ 313.929,50) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Alutable zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mary Bauermeister, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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