Miquel Navarro
Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 169
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2013
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction, Lot 169
26. Jun - 26. Jun 2013
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Price realised: 40.000 GBP
Description
Miquel Navarro (b. 1945)
Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx)
incised with artist's initials and dated 'M.N 02' (backside of the base)
bronze with steel texture
32½ x 16 1 ⁄ 8 x 17 3 ⁄ 8 in. (98 x 41 x 44cm.)
Executed in 2002, this work is unique
Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx)
incised with artist's initials and dated 'M.N 02' (backside of the base)
bronze with steel texture
32½ x 16 1 ⁄ 8 x 17 3 ⁄ 8 in. (98 x 41 x 44cm.)
Executed in 2002, this work is unique
A top price for Miquel Navarro
This artwork by Miquel Navarro achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in June 2013. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx) sold for GBP 40,000.00 (€ 46,687.16) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 20,000.00. This high result makes Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx) the most expensive artwork by Miquel Navarro that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Miquel Navarro
Dieses Kunstwerk von Miquel Navarro erzielte im Juni 2013 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx) für GBP 40.000,00 (€ 46.687,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 20.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Esfinge (Homenaje a Chillida) (Sphinx) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Miquel Navarro, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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