Slater Bradley
Explosions in the Sea #2
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 346
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, Lot 346
11.Jul - 20.Jul.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
signed, titled, numbered and dated 'Slater Bradley 2005 Explosions in the Sea #2 ed. 3/3 (on the backing board); signed again, numbered again and dated again 'Slater Bradley 2005 ed. 3/3' (on the stretcher)
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to board
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Executed in 2005. This work is number three from an edition of three.
In the present lot, Slater Bradley employs an experimental technique involving converting an original low resolution file from a basic digital camera to a film negative, and then printing the final image as a chromogenic print. At the time, the artist was exploring new ways to create images with a pixelated quality as a reflection on the increase of digital technologies in contemporary culture.
Team Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to board
80 x 60 in. (203.2 x 152.4 cm.)
Executed in 2005. This work is number three from an edition of three.
In the present lot, Slater Bradley employs an experimental technique involving converting an original low resolution file from a basic digital camera to a film negative, and then printing the final image as a chromogenic print. At the time, the artist was exploring new ways to create images with a pixelated quality as a reflection on the increase of digital technologies in contemporary culture.
Team Gallery, New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2005
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Explosions in the Sea #2 by Slater Bradley was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2017, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,500.00 (€ 2,113.99). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Slater Bradley achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space (02) in May 2012 with an auction result of USD 32,500.00 (€ 26,285.99).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Explosions in the Sea #2 von Slater Bradley im Juli 2017 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.500,00 (€ 2.113,99) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Slater Bradley erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Ladies and Gentlemen We are Floating in Space (02) im Mai 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 32.500,00 (€ 26.285,99).
Slater Bradley - Auction history
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