Rinus van de Velde
Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 33.020 USD
Price realised: 33.020 USD
Description
signed and dated "Rinus Van de Velde 2012" on the reverse
charcoal on canvas, in artist's frame
canvas 78 5/8 x 53 1/8 in. (199.7 x 134.9 cm)
artist's frame 80 x 54 1/2 in. (203.2 x 138.4 cm)
Executed in 2012.
charcoal on canvas, in artist's frame
canvas 78 5/8 x 53 1/8 in. (199.7 x 134.9 cm)
artist's frame 80 x 54 1/2 in. (203.2 x 138.4 cm)
Executed in 2012.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 65 %.
In March this year Phillips in New York held the auction New Now, which included the work Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become by Rinus van de Velde. The »bidding war« ended at USD 33,020.00 (€ 30,371.60), 65% above the upper estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Rinus van de Velde - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work And So I Forced Myself...., which sold at auction in November this year for EUR 72,600.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 65 % übertroffen
Im März diesen Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion New Now durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rinus van de Velde, Antwerp, November 2012: Why Conrad is my best friend? Because he's everything I am not. And since I'm so boring and normal, he's a thousand things. I negotiate my whole identity with his. You could say that, through him, I become von Rinus van de Velde zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 33.020,00 (€ 30.371,60) und damit 65% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Für andere Arbeiten von Rinus van de Velde mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit And So I Forced Myself.... beobachtet, die im November diesen Jahres für EUR 72.600,00 versteigert wurde.
Rinus van de Velde - Auction history
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