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Yukinori Yanagi
Pacific
Found at
Christies,
New York
Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 147
17. May - 17. May 2000
Contemporary Art (Day Sale), Lot 147
17. May - 17. May 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Yukinori Yanagi (b. 1959)
Pacific
signed 'Yanagi' and printed with name, title, series and date 'Pacific 1997 series 3 Yukinori Yanagi' on a paper label affixed to the reverse of the middle element
sand, Plexiglas, plastic tubing and ants
13½ x 20in. (34.2 x 50.8cm.)
Executed in 1997.
Pacific
signed 'Yanagi' and printed with name, title, series and date 'Pacific 1997 series 3 Yukinori Yanagi' on a paper label affixed to the reverse of the middle element
sand, Plexiglas, plastic tubing and ants
13½ x 20in. (34.2 x 50.8cm.)
Executed in 1997.
A top price for Yukinori Yanagi
This artwork by Yukinori Yanagi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in May 2000. In the Contemporary Art (Day Sale) auction, the work Pacific sold for USD 17,625.00 (€ 18,894.73) - well above the upper estimate of USD 8,000.00. This high result makes Pacific the most expensive artwork by Yukinori Yanagi that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Yukinori Yanagi
Dieses Kunstwerk von Yukinori Yanagi erzielte im Mai 2000 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Contemporary Art (Day Sale) wurde die Arbeit Pacific für USD 17.625,00 (€ 18.894,73) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 8.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Pacific zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yukinori Yanagi, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.