Martin Kippenberger (1953-1997)
Untitled
oil on canvas, 201.5 x 242 cm
Painted in 1988.
Price Realized $18,645,000 Estimate $9,000,000 – $12,000,000
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New York, 12 maggio 2014
L’asta Christie’s “If I Live I’ll See You Tuesday” ha archiviato un totale di $134.6 milioni, con il 97% di venduto per lotto e il 99,5% per valore.
La selezione delle opere era stata affidata all’International specialist Loïc Gouzer. L’asta, il cui titolo gioca con l’opera “If I die” di Richard Prince (aggiudicata a $4,645,000) voleva trasmettere il lato più oscuro dell’ Arte Contemporanea.
16 nuovi record sono stati realizzati. Tra gli artisti Joe Bradley, Dan Colen, Peter Doig, On Kawara, Glenn Ligon, Adam McEwen, Richard Prince e Thomas Schutte. Molte opere di artisti emergenti hanno realizzato prezzi ben al di sopra delle stime. Alex Israel, alla sua prima partecipazione in asta, con “Sky Backdrop” ha realizzato un prezzo superiore di 5 volte la stima con una aggiudicazione di $1,025,000.
Martin Kippenberger , con “Untitled”, ha realizzato il suo nuovo record d’asta con $18,645,000, dopo 6 minuti di battaglia tra sala e telefono oltre che il top price della vendita.
Peter Doig (b. 1959)
Road House
oil on canvas 76 x 98 in. (193 x 248.9 cm.)
Painted in 1991.
Price Realized $11,925,000
Estimate $9,500,000 – $11,500,000
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Jeff Koons (B. 1955)
Aqualung
bronze
25 x 21 x 24 in. (63.5 x 53.3 x 60.9 cm.)
Executed in 1985. This work is the artist’s proof aside from an edition of three.
Price Realized $11,589,000
Estimate $9,000,000 – $12,000,000
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Little Electric Chair
signed and dated twice ‘1965 andy warhol’ (on the overlap)
acrylic and silkscreen inks on canvas
22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)
Painted in 1965.
Price Realized $10,469,000 .
Estimate $7,500,000 – $9,500,000
Richard Prince (b. 1949)
Nurse of Greenmeadow
signed, titled and dated ‘R Prince “NURSE OF Greenmeadows 2002’ (on the overlap)
inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
78 x 58¼ in. (198.2 x 147.5 cm.)
Painted in 2002.
Price Realized $8,565,000
Estimate $7,000,000 – $9,000,000
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Thomas Schütte (b. 1954)
Großer Geist Nr. 6
incised with artist’s name and date ‘SCHÜTTE 1996’ (near the bottom of the right foot)
bronze with green patina
116 x 53 x 38 in. (294.6 x 134.6 x 96.5 cm.)
Executed in 1996.
Price Realized $5,317,000
Estimate$3,500,000 – $4,500,000
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