Mona Hatoum
Silence
Found at
Christies,
New York
Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 14
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2011
Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection, Lot 14
8. Nov - 8. Nov 2011
Estimate: 80.000 - 120.000 USD
Price realised: 470.500 USD
Price realised: 470.500 USD
Description
Mona Hatoum (b. 1952)
Silence
glass
49 7/8 x 37 x 23 1/8 in. (126.6 x 93.9 x 58.7 cm.)
Executed in 1994. This work is number five from an edition of five plus one artist's proof.
Other examples from this edition are in the permanent Collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek.
Silence
glass
49 7/8 x 37 x 23 1/8 in. (126.6 x 93.9 x 58.7 cm.)
Executed in 1994. This work is number five from an edition of five plus one artist's proof.
Other examples from this edition are in the permanent Collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek.
A top price for Mona Hatoum
The work Silence by Mona Hatoum was worth USD 470,500.00 (€ 349,736.12) to a buyer in November 2011. This price was achieved in the auction Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 120,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Silence the most expensive artwork by Mona Hatoum that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mona Hatoum
Die Arbeit Silence von Mona Hatoum war einem Käufer im November 2011 USD 470.500,00 (€ 349.736,12) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Evening Sale of Works from the Peter Norton Collection bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 120.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Silence zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mona Hatoum, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mona Hatoum - Auction history
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