Susan Rothenberg
Diagonal
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 56
16. May - 16. May 2007
Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 56
16. May - 16. May 2007
Estimate: 600.000 - 800.000 USD
Price realised: 1.496.000 USD
Price realised: 1.496.000 USD
Description
Susan Rothenberg (b. 1945)
Diagonal
acrylic on canvas
46 x 60 in. (116.8 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
Diagonal
acrylic on canvas
46 x 60 in. (116.8 x 152.4 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
A top price for Susan Rothenberg
This artwork by Susan Rothenberg achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2007. In the Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale auction, the work Diagonal sold for USD 1,496,000.00 (€ 1,112,019.62) - well above the upper estimate of USD 800,000.00. This high result makes Diagonal the most expensive artwork by Susan Rothenberg that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Susan Rothenberg
Dieses Kunstwerk von Susan Rothenberg erzielte im Mai 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale wurde die Arbeit Diagonal für USD 1.496.000,00 (€ 1.112.019,62) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 800.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Diagonal zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Susan Rothenberg, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Susan Rothenberg - Auction history
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