Robert Melee
Another Unrendered Quasi-Articulated Substitution
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 500 USD
Price realised: 500 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated 'Robert Melee 2006 Another Unrendered Quasi-Articulated Substitution' (on the reverse)
beer bottle caps, plaster and enamel on wood
diameter: 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Executed in 2006.
Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
beer bottle caps, plaster and enamel on wood
diameter: 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Executed in 2006.
Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Another Unrendered Quasi-Articulated Substitution by Robert Melee was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2015, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 500.00 (€ 453.39). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Melee achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Not Sure in November 2009 with an auction result of USD 9,375.00 (€ 6,252.50).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Another Unrendered Quasi-Articulated Substitution von Robert Melee im Juli 2015 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 500,00 (€ 453,39) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Melee erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Not Sure im November 2009 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 9.375,00 (€ 6.252,50).
Robert Melee - Auction history
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