Sherrie Levine
Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 2
8. May - 8. May 2012
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 2
8. May - 8. May 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Sherrie Levine (b. 1947)
Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp)
incised with initials and numbered 'SL 2/6' (on the underside)
bronze
15 x 25 x 15 in. (37.9 x 63.2 x 37.9 cm.)
Executed in 1991. This work is number two from an edition of six.
Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp)
incised with initials and numbered 'SL 2/6' (on the underside)
bronze
15 x 25 x 15 in. (37.9 x 63.2 x 37.9 cm.)
Executed in 1991. This work is number two from an edition of six.
A top price for Sherrie Levine
This artwork by Sherrie Levine achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2012. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction, the work Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) sold for USD 962,500.00 (€ 778,469.75) - well above the upper estimate of USD 350,000.00. This high result makes Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) the most expensive artwork by Sherrie Levine that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Sherrie Levine
Dieses Kunstwerk von Sherrie Levine erzielte im Mai 2012 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) für USD 962.500,00 (€ 778.469,75) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 350.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Fountain (After Marcel Duchamp) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Sherrie Levine, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Sherrie Levine - Auction history
