Robert Edward Klippel

Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions)

Found at Christies, Sydney
THE W.R. BURGE COLLECTION, Lot 38
6. Mar - 6. Mar 2006
Estimate: 250.000 - 350.000 AUD
Price realised: 507.800 AUD
ROBERT EDWARD KLIPPEL (1920-2001)
Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions)
steel, tin, acrylic paint and coloured paper collage
from 8.2 cm to 18.3 cm high
Executed in 1979

A top price for Robert Klippel

The work Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions) by Robert Klippel was auctioned at Christies in Sydney in March 2006. It achieved a price of AUD 507,800.00 (€ 299,727.08), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 45%. With this result, Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions) is even the most expensive work of art by Robert Klippel that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Klippel

Die Arbeit Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions) von Robert Klippel kam im März 2006 bei Christies in Sydney zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von AUD 507.800,00 (€ 299.727,08) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 45%. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist Opus 361 (Eighteen Miniature Constructions) sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Robert Klippel, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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