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Ron Mueck - Swaddled Baby

Ron Mueck

Swaddled Baby

Found at Christies, New York
Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale, Lot 329
13. Nov - 13. Nov 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Ron Mueck (b. 1958)
Swaddled Baby
polyester resin, hair, acrylic, fabric and artist's base
baby: 7¼ x 8½ x 19½ in. (18.4 x 21.5 x 49.5 cm.)
pillow: 6 x 29 x 17½ in. (15.2 x 73.6 x 44.4 cm.)
base: 39½ x 26 in. (100.3 x 66 cm.)
Executed in 2002.

Upper estimated price slightly exceeded

In November 2008 Christies in New York held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale, which included the work Swaddled Baby by Ron Mueck. Here, the upper estimate of USD 300,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 338,500.00 (€ 266,661.41). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Ron Mueck - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Big Baby, which sold at auction in June 2011 for GBP 825,250.00 (€ 912,985.73).

Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen

Im November 2008 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Afternoon Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Swaddled Baby von Ron Mueck zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 300.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 338.500,00 (€ 266.661,41) einen neuen Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Ron Mueck mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Big Baby beobachtet, die im Juni 2011 für GBP 825.250,00 (€ 912.985,73) versteigert wurde.

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