Michel François

Souffles dans le verre

Found at Phillips, London
Contemporary Art Part II, Lot 6
18. Oct - 18. Oct 2008
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: 49.250 GBP
2002
300 blown glass bubbles of varying size suspended with nylon threads.
Overall approx: 250 x 244 x 300 cm. (98 3/8 x 96 x 118 1/8 in).
This work is from an edition of three and one artists proof.
Galerie Gebauer, Berlin.

A top price for Michel François - as previously expected

The work Souffles dans le verre by Michel François was sold in the Contemporary Art Part II auction at Phillips in London in October 2008. The price achieved of GBP 49,250.00 (€ 62,776.08) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 40,000.00 – 60,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Souffles dans le verre is the most expensive artwork by Michel François that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage

Die Arbeit Souffles dans le verre von Michel François wurde im Oktober 2008 in der Auktion Contemporary Art Part II bei Phillips in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 49.250,00 (€ 62.776,08) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Souffles dans le verre das teuerste Kunstwerk von Michel François, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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