Robert Therrien
No title (black cloud)
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session, Lot 543
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session, Lot 543
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Description
stamped with the artist's initials "R.T." on the reverse
enamel on wood
9 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (24.8 x 45.1 x 7.3 cm)
Executed 1993-2000.
Gagosian Gallery, London | Private Collection, London | Private Collection, London | Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
enamel on wood
9 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (24.8 x 45.1 x 7.3 cm)
Executed 1993-2000.
Gagosian Gallery, London | Private Collection, London | Private Collection, London | Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by 76 %.
This artwork by Robert Therrien achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2020. In the 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session auction, the work No title (black cloud) sold for USD 35,280.00 (€ 28,847.10) - well above the upper estimate of USD 20,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Robert Therrien - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work No Title, which sold at auction in November 2000 for USD 64,625.00 (€ 74,332.87).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 76 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Robert Therrien erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit No title (black cloud) für USD 35.280,00 (€ 28.847,10) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 20.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Robert Therrien mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit No Title beobachtet, die im November 2000 für USD 64.625,00 (€ 74.332,87) versteigert wurde.
Robert Therrien - Auction history
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