Robert Smithson
My House is a Decayed House
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 140
07.Dez - 14.Dez.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 140
07.Dez - 14.Dez.2017
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 12.500 USD
Price realised: 12.500 USD
Description
signed and dated '62 R Smithson' (lower right); titled 'MY HOUSE IS A DECAYED HOUSE' (on the reverse)
gouache, ink and printed paper collage on paper
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1962
gouache, ink and printed paper collage on paper
24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm.)
Executed in 1962.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1962
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2017 Christies in New York held the auction First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, which included the work My House is a Decayed House by Robert Smithson. The price achieved of USD 12,500.00 (€ 10,397.60) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Smithson achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Alogon #3 in May 2008 with an auction result of USD 4,297,000.00 (€ 2,761,568.12).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2017 führte Christies in New York die Auktion First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit My House is a Decayed House von Robert Smithson zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 12.500,00 (€ 10.397,60) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Smithson erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Alogon #3 im Mai 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 4.297.000,00 (€ 2.761.568,12).
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