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Ricky Swallow
Rehearsal For Retirement
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 31.250 USD
Price realised: 31.250 USD
Description
Ricky Swallow
B. 1974
REHEARSAL FOR RETIREMENT
English lime wood and poplar, in 2 parts
49 by 14 by 14 in. 124.5 by 35.6 by 35.6 cm.
Executed in 2008.
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London | Acquired by the present owner from the above in April 2008
B. 1974
REHEARSAL FOR RETIREMENT
English lime wood and poplar, in 2 parts
49 by 14 by 14 in. 124.5 by 35.6 by 35.6 cm.
Executed in 2008.
Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London | Acquired by the present owner from the above in April 2008
A top price for Ricky Swallow
In November 2015 Sothebys in New York held the auction Contemporary Art Day Auction, which included the work Rehearsal For Retirement by Ricky Swallow. The »bidding war« ended at USD 31,250.00 (€ 29,587.20), 74% above the upper estimate. This high result makes Rehearsal For Retirement the most expensive artwork by Ricky Swallow that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ricky Swallow
Im November 2015 führte Sothebys in New York die Auktion Contemporary Art Day Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rehearsal For Retirement von Ricky Swallow zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 31.250,00 (€ 29.587,20) und damit 74% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Rehearsal For Retirement zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ricky Swallow, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.