Michel Comte

Carla Bruni, 1993 (Safe Sex Campaign)

Found at Sothebys, Paris
Magnificent Nudes: Iconic Photographs from Distinguished Private Collections, Lot 50
16. Jul - 16. Jul 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 EUR
Price realised: 7.500 EUR
MICHEL COMTE
B. 1954
CARLA BRUNI, 1993 (SAFE SEX CAMPAIGN)
Lambda print mounted on Dibond
With edition number '31/150' on a Gallery Lumas label on the reverse.
This work is sold framed.
print/tirage: 100 x 100 cm; 39 1/3 x 39 1/3 in.
frame/cadre: 104,5 x 104,5 cm; 41 1/8 x 41 1/8 in.
[tirage lambda monté sur Dibond avec numéro d'édition '31/150' sur l'étiquette de la Galerie Lumas au dos.

Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%

This artwork by Michel Comte achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in Paris in July 2020. In the Magnificent Nudes: Iconic Photographs from Distinguished Private Collections auction, the work Carla Bruni, 1993 (Safe Sex Campaign) sold for EUR 7,500.00 - well above the upper estimate of EUR 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Michel Comte have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Carla Bruni, 1993 in April 2008 with an auction result of USD 91,000.00 (€ 58,453.24).

Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Michel Comte erzielte im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in Paris einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Magnificent Nudes: Iconic Photographs from Distinguished Private Collections wurde die Arbeit Carla Bruni, 1993 (Safe Sex Campaign) für EUR 7.500,00 versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von EUR 3.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michel Comte auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Carla Bruni, 1993 im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 91.000,00 (€ 58.453,24).

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