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Portia Zvavahera
Zvandiswededza (It Has Drawn Me Closer)
Found at
Christies,
London
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 202
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2022
Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 202
14. Oct - 14. Oct 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
PORTIA ZVAVAHERA (B. 1985)
Zvandiswededza (It Has Drawn Me Closer)
signed and dated 'Portia Zvavahera 17' (lower right)
oil-based printing ink and oil bar on canvas
68 1/8 x 66 1/4in. (173 x 168.3cm.)
Executed in 2017
Zvandiswededza (It Has Drawn Me Closer)
signed and dated 'Portia Zvavahera 17' (lower right)
oil-based printing ink and oil bar on canvas
68 1/8 x 66 1/4in. (173 x 168.3cm.)
Executed in 2017
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
The work Zvandiswededza (It Has Drawn Me Closer) by Portia Zvavahera was auctioned at Christies in London in October last year. It achieved a price of GBP 151,200.00 (€ 176,146.33), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Portia Zvavahera; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Arising from the Unknown sold at auction in October 2020 with the realized price of GBP 163,800.00 (€ 181,885.93).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Zvandiswededza (It Has Drawn Me Closer) von Portia Zvavahera kam im Oktober letzten Jahres bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 151.200,00 (€ 176.146,33) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Portia Zvavahera; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Arising from the Unknown im Oktober 2020 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 163.800,00 (€ 181.885,93).