Roberto Burle Marx
Untitled (Mermaid with Blue Balls)
Estimate: 25.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Price realised: 47.500 USD
Description
Roberto Burle Marx (Brazilian 1909-1994)
Untitled (Mermaid with Blue Balls)
signed and dated 'R.Burle Marx, 1990' (lower right)
panneaux (acrylic with silkscreen on cotton cloth)
50 1/8 x 62 1/8 in. (127.3 x 157.8 cm.)
Painted in 1990.
Untitled (Mermaid with Blue Balls)
signed and dated 'R.Burle Marx, 1990' (lower right)
panneaux (acrylic with silkscreen on cotton cloth)
50 1/8 x 62 1/8 in. (127.3 x 157.8 cm.)
Painted in 1990.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
The work Untitled (Mermaid with Blue Balls) by Roberto Burle Marx was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2012. It achieved a price of USD 47,500.00 (€ 38,417.99), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 58%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Roberto Burle Marx - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Grande Naturaleza Morta, which sold at auction in May 2011 for USD 158,500.00 (€ 110,253.20).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Mermaid with Blue Balls) von Roberto Burle Marx kam im Mai 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 47.500,00 (€ 38.417,99) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 58%. Für andere Arbeiten von Roberto Burle Marx mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Grande Naturaleza Morta beobachtet, die im Mai 2011 für USD 158.500,00 (€ 110.253,20) versteigert wurde.
Roberto Burle Marx - Auction history
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