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Ruth Asawa
Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 602
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, Lot 602
14.Nov - 14.Nov.2019
Estimate: 700.000 - 900.000 USD
Price realised: 4.095.000 USD
Price realised: 4.095.000 USD
Description
hanging sculpture—copper, brass and enameled copper wire
33 x 13 ½ x 13 ½ in. (83.8 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1955.
Warren Outten and Mary Phelan Bowles, Novato, California, acquired directly from the artist | Private collection, by descent from the above | Their sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2011, lot 608 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
33 x 13 ½ x 13 ½ in. (83.8 x 34.3 x 34.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1955.
Warren Outten and Mary Phelan Bowles, Novato, California, acquired directly from the artist | Private collection, by descent from the above | Their sale; Christie's, New York, 9 November 2011, lot 608 | Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Ruth Asawa
The work Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) by Ruth Asawa was worth USD 4,095,000.00 (€ 3,716,308.19) to a buyer in November 2019. This price was achieved in the auction Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 900,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) the most expensive artwork by Ruth Asawa that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ruth Asawa
Die Arbeit Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) von Ruth Asawa war einem Käufer im November 2019 USD 4.095.000,00 (€ 3.716.308,19) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 900.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Untitled (S.387, Hanging Three Separate Layers of Three-Lobed Forms) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ruth Asawa, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.