Silke Otto-Knapp
Figure (Lydia)
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated 'FIGURE (Lydia) 2005 Silke Otto-Knapp' (on the reverse)
watercolor and gouache on canvas
39 7 ⁄ 8 x 39 1 ⁄ 4 in. (101.3 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 2005.
greengrassi, London | Galerie Karin Guenther, Hamburg | Acquired from the above by the present owner
watercolor and gouache on canvas
39 7 ⁄ 8 x 39 1 ⁄ 4 in. (101.3 x 99.7 cm.)
Painted in 2005.
greengrassi, London | Galerie Karin Guenther, Hamburg | Acquired from the above by the present owner
A top price for Silke Otto-Knapp
This artwork by Silke Otto-Knapp achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2020. In the Christie's 100 auction, the work Figure (Lydia) sold for USD 8,750.00 (€ 7,936.51) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. This high result makes Figure (Lydia) the most expensive artwork by Silke Otto-Knapp that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Silke Otto-Knapp
Dieses Kunstwerk von Silke Otto-Knapp erzielte im Februar 2020 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Christie's 100 wurde die Arbeit Figure (Lydia) für USD 8.750,00 (€ 7.936,51) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Figure (Lydia) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Silke Otto-Knapp, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Silke Otto-Knapp - Auction history
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