Shusaku Arakawa
Vertical Thought
Estimate: 60.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 137.500 GBP
Price realised: 137.500 GBP
Description
signed, titled and dated 'Vertical thought Arakawa 1973.' (centre right); signed, titled, inscribed and dated '(Vertical thought) ARAKAWA 1973 at. N. Y. City' (on the stretcher)
oil, mirror, latex, graphite, string, plastic and pacifier on canvas
76 ¾ x 107 1/8in. (195 x 272cm.)
Executed in 1973
Galleria L'Uomo e l'Arte, Milan. | Private Collection, Europe.
oil, mirror, latex, graphite, string, plastic and pacifier on canvas
76 ¾ x 107 1/8in. (195 x 272cm.)
Executed in 1973
Galleria L'Uomo e l'Arte, Milan. | Private Collection, Europe.
A top price for Shusaku Arakawa
The work Vertical Thought by Shusaku Arakawa was auctioned at Christies in London in October 2017. It achieved a price of GBP 137,500.00 (€ 156,776.91), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. This high result makes Vertical Thought the most expensive artwork by Shusaku Arakawa that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Shusaku Arakawa
Die Arbeit Vertical Thought von Shusaku Arakawa kam im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 137.500,00 (€ 156.776,91) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Vertical Thought zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Shusaku Arakawa, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Shusaku Arakawa - Auction history
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