Wangechi Mutu
Eve
Estimate: 800 - 1.200 USD
Price realised: 1.890 USD
Price realised: 1.890 USD
Description
2011
Archival pigment print, on rag paper, with full margins.
I. 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 34.9 cm)
S. 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Signed and dated in brown ink, and numbered 52/75 in black ballpoint pen on a label affixed to the reverse, published by Artspace, New York, framed.
Archival pigment print, on rag paper, with full margins.
I. 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 34.9 cm)
S. 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Signed and dated in brown ink, and numbered 52/75 in black ballpoint pen on a label affixed to the reverse, published by Artspace, New York, framed.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 58 %.
In April last year Phillips in New York held the auction Editions & Works on Paper, which included the work Eve by Wangechi Mutu. The »bidding war« ended at USD 1,890.00 (€ 1,793.68), 58% above the upper estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Wangechi Mutu achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush in February 2008 with an auction result of GBP 204,500.00 (€ 267,477.97).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 58 % übertroffen
Im April letzten Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion Editions & Works on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Eve von Wangechi Mutu zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.890,00 (€ 1.793,68) und damit 58% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Wangechi Mutu erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A Little Thought for All Ya'll Who're Thinking of Beating Around the Bush im Februar 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 204.500,00 (€ 267.477,97).