Panayiotis Vassilakis Takis
Signal
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Description
painted iron
155 x 89 ¾ x 13 ½ in. (393.7 x 228 x 34.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1960. This work is eligible for a certificate of authenticity.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, circa early 1970s
155 x 89 ¾ x 13 ½ in. (393.7 x 228 x 34.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1960. This work is eligible for a certificate of authenticity.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, circa early 1970s
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Signal by Takis was sold in the Post-War to Present auction at Christies in New York in September 2018. It achieved a price of USD 62,500.00 (€ 53,777.32), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Takis - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Double signal, which sold at auction in December 2021 for EUR 187,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Signal von Takis wurde im September 2018 in der Auktion Post-War to Present bei Christies in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 53.777,32) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Für andere Arbeiten von Takis mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Double signal beobachtet, die im Dezember 2021 für EUR 187.500,00 versteigert wurde.
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