3 min read · 10 Oct 2024
They Build It Up Just To Burn It Back Down. Image courtesy of Christie's
Ali Banisadr, They Build It Up Just To Burn It Back Down (2013) sold for $741,500 (GBP567,000), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in London on October 10. The oil on linen work has been traded once in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $169,500, a 29% rise.
Motherboard. Image courtesy of Phillips
The previous record was set by Motherboard (2013), which sold for $572,000 at Phillips on July 02, 2020. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
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2024-10-10 | They Build It Up Just To Burn It Back Down | $741,500 | 30 % | Christie's | London |
2020-07-02 | Motherboard | $572,000 | 3 % | Phillips | New York |
2014-10-13 | The Chase | $557,000 | 64 % | Sotheby's | Doha |
2014-03-19 | Black 3 | $339,800 | 1 % | Christie's | Dubai |
2013-06-25 | In the Name Of | $336,000 | 263 % | Christie's | London |
2012-10-24 | Divine Wind | $92,500 | - | Christie's | Dubai |