Matthew Barney
Grand Master
Found at
Christies,
New York
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 868
18. May - 18. May 2023
A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II, Lot 868
18. May - 18. May 2023
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 119.700 USD
Price realised: 119.700 USD
Description
Matthew Barney (B. 1967)
Grand Master
cast and engraved sterling silver, Merino sheepskin, polyorganza, poly-lame, and acetate ribbon in high density polyethylene and acrylic vitrine
40 x 24 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (101.6 x 62.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Executed in 2002. This work is number two from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
Grand Master
cast and engraved sterling silver, Merino sheepskin, polyorganza, poly-lame, and acetate ribbon in high density polyethylene and acrylic vitrine
40 x 24 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (101.6 x 62.2 x 72.4 cm.)
Executed in 2002. This work is number two from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Grand Master by Matthew Barney was sold in the A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II auction at Christies in New York in May this year. It changed hands for a price of USD 119,700.00 (€ 112,352.17) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 80,000.00 – 120,000.00. Admittedly, works by Matthew Barney have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Drawing Restraint 8: Condition 2003 in May 2014 with an auction result of USD 1,205,000.00 (€ 883,431.09).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Grand Master von Matthew Barney wurde im Mai diesen Jahres in der Auktion A Century of Art: The Gerald Fineberg Collection Part II bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 119.700,00 (€ 112.352,17) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 80.000,00 – 120.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Matthew Barney auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Drawing Restraint 8: Condition 2003 im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.205.000,00 (€ 883.431,09).
Matthew Barney - Auction history
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