Robert Smithson
Alogon #3
Estimate: 1.500.000 - 2.000.000 USD
Price realised: 4.297.000 USD
Price realised: 4.297.000 USD
Description
Robert Smithson
1938 - 1973
ALOGON #3
painted steel in 20 units
Largest: 46 x 11 1/2 x 46 in. 116.8 x 29.2 x 116.8 cm. Smallest: 8 x 2 x 8 in. 20.3 x 5.1 x 20.3 cm.
Executed in 1967.
John Weber Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1984
1938 - 1973
ALOGON #3
painted steel in 20 units
Largest: 46 x 11 1/2 x 46 in. 116.8 x 29.2 x 116.8 cm. Smallest: 8 x 2 x 8 in. 20.3 x 5.1 x 20.3 cm.
Executed in 1967.
John Weber Gallery, New York | Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1984
A top price for Robert Smithson
This artwork by Robert Smithson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in May 2008. In the Contemporary Art Evening Auction auction, the work Alogon #3 sold for USD 4,297,000.00 (€ 2,761,568.12) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,000,000.00. This high result makes Alogon #3 the most expensive artwork by Robert Smithson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Robert Smithson
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Smithson erzielte im Mai 2008 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art Evening Auction wurde die Arbeit Alogon #3 für USD 4.297.000,00 (€ 2.761.568,12) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Alogon #3 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Robert Smithson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Robert Smithson - Auction history
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