Robert Gober
Untitled
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 14 B
17.Mai - 17.Mai.2018
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 14 B
17.Mai - 17.Mai.2018
Estimate: 6.000.000 - 8.000.000 USD
Price realised: 7.287.500 USD
Price realised: 7.287.500 USD
Description
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'R. Gober 1993-94 UNTITLED Ed. 1 of 2' (on the side of the pump); signed, titled, numbered and dated again 'R. Gober 1993-94 UNTITLED Ed. 1 of 2' (on the side of the brick box); signed, dated and numbered again 'R. Gober 1993-4 ED. #1 of 2' (on the side of the grate)
bronze, wood, brick, aluminum, beeswax, human hair, chrome-plated bronze, recycling pump and water, plaster and latex paint
overall: 58 3/4 x 50 x 34 in. (149.2 x 127 x 86.3 cm.)
bronze grate: 1 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 22 in. (3.8 x 74.3 x 55.8 cm.)
box: 28 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 22 in. (72.4 x 74.3 x 55.8 cm.)
tank: 28 3/4 x 50 x 34 in. (73 x 127 x 86.3 cm.)
Executed in 1993-1994. This work is number one from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
bronze, wood, brick, aluminum, beeswax, human hair, chrome-plated bronze, recycling pump and water, plaster and latex paint
overall: 58 3/4 x 50 x 34 in. (149.2 x 127 x 86.3 cm.)
bronze grate: 1 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 22 in. (3.8 x 74.3 x 55.8 cm.)
box: 28 1/2 x 29 1/4 x 22 in. (72.4 x 74.3 x 55.8 cm.)
tank: 28 3/4 x 50 x 34 in. (73 x 127 x 86.3 cm.)
Executed in 1993-1994. This work is number one from an edition of two plus one artist's proof.
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1998
A top price for Robert Gober - as previously expected
In May 2018 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, which included this untitled work by Robert Gober. The price achieved of USD 7,287,500.00 (€ 6,244,644.39) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 6,000,000.00 – 8,000,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, this work without title is the most expensive artwork by Robert Gober that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Im Mai 2018 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale durch, in der auch diese Arbeit ohne Titel von Robert Gober zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 7.287.500,00 (€ 6.244.644,39) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 6.000.000,00 – 8.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist dieses Werk ohne Titel das teuerste Kunstwerk von Robert Gober, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Robert Gober - Auction history
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