William Kentridge
Universal Archives (Six Birds)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey, Lot 263
25. May - 25. May 2023
Three Private Collections: Belgravia, Berkshire and Guernsey, Lot 263
25. May - 25. May 2023
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Price realised: 5.292 GBP
Description
WILLIAM KENTRIDGE (B. 1955)
Universal Archives (Six Birds)
linocuts printed on pages from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, mounted on one sheet of wove paper (as issued), 2012, signed in pencil, numbered 7/30, published by David Krut, Johannesburg, with their blindstamp
Sheet 724 x 789 mm.
Universal Archives (Six Birds)
linocuts printed on pages from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, mounted on one sheet of wove paper (as issued), 2012, signed in pencil, numbered 7/30, published by David Krut, Johannesburg, with their blindstamp
Sheet 724 x 789 mm.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Universal Archives (Six Birds) by William Kentridge was auctioned at Christies in New York in May this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of GBP 6,000.00 – 8,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for GBP 5,292.00 (€ 6,157.28). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Kentridge achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Procession in March 2013 with an auction result of USD 1,538,500.00 (€ 1,200,452.56).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Universal Archives (Six Birds) von William Kentridge im Mai diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von GBP 6.000,00 – 8.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für GBP 5.292,00 (€ 6.157,28) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Kentridge erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Procession im März 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.538.500,00 (€ 1.200.452,56).
William Kentridge - Auction history
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