Nari Ward
Casio Black
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Price realised: 175.000 USD
Description
Nari Ward
B. 1963
CASIO BLACK
signed, titled and dated 2017 on the reverse
U.S. currency edges, acrylic paint, indelible ink, overproof white rum, and used cash register drawers on wood panel
68 3/4 by 56 3/4 by 4 1/2 in. 174.6 by 144.1 by 11.4 cm.
Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
B. 1963
CASIO BLACK
signed, titled and dated 2017 on the reverse
U.S. currency edges, acrylic paint, indelible ink, overproof white rum, and used cash register drawers on wood panel
68 3/4 by 56 3/4 by 4 1/2 in. 174.6 by 144.1 by 11.4 cm.
Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
A top price for Nari Ward
This artwork by Nari Ward achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2018. In the Contemporary Art Day Auction auction, the work Casio Black sold for USD 175,000.00 (€ 149,957.16) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes Casio Black the most expensive artwork by Nari Ward that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nari Ward
Dieses Kunstwerk von Nari Ward erzielte im Mai 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction wurde die Arbeit Casio Black für USD 175.000,00 (€ 149.957,16) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Casio Black zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nari Ward, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.