Seen
Flash
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online, Lot 49
9. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
The Astute EyeContemporary Art from a Private London Collector Online, Lot 49
9. Nov - 17. Nov 2022
Estimate: 600 - 800 GBP
Price realised: 5.738 GBP
Price realised: 5.738 GBP
Description
SEEN (B. 1961)
Flash
1994
signed and dated 1994 on the reverse
spray on canvas
151.3 by 141.3 cm.
59 9/16 by 55 5/8 in.
Opera Gallery, London | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2012
Flash
1994
signed and dated 1994 on the reverse
spray on canvas
151.3 by 141.3 cm.
59 9/16 by 55 5/8 in.
Opera Gallery, London | Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2012
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Flash by Seen was auctioned at Bonhams in London in November last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 800.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 5,737.50 (€ 6,648.45). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Seen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Superman Who, 2009 in February 2012 with an auction result of EUR 95,957.00.
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Flash von Seen im November letzten Jahres bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 800,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 5.737,50 (€ 6.648,45) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Seen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Superman Who, 2009 im Februar 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 95.957,00.
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