Felix Gonzalez-Torres's auction record jumps 77% with $13.63m sale

Felix Gonzalez-Torres's auction record jumps 77% with $13.63m sale

3 min read  ·  15 May 2024

"Untitled" (America #3). Image courtesy of Christie's

"Untitled" (America #3). Image courtesy of Christie's

Felix Gonzalez-Torres, "Untitled" (America #3) (1992) sold for $13.63m, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on May 14. The light bulbs, porcelain light sockets and electrical cord work has been traded once in the past.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $5.97m, a 77% rise.

"untitled" (l.a.). Image courtesy of Christie's

"untitled" (l.a.). Image courtesy of Christie's

The previous record was set by "untitled" (l.a.) (1991), which sold for $7.67m at Christie's on November 10, 2015. The work had not been traded before.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
2024-05-14
"Untitled" (America #3)
$13.63m
78 %
Christie's
New York
2015-11-10
"untitled" (l.a.)
$7.67m
68 %
Christie's
New York
2010-11-08
Untitled (Portrait of Marcel Brient)
$4.56m
176 %
Phillips de Pury & Company
New York
2000-11-16
Untitled Blood
$1.66m
304 %
Christie's
New York
2000-11-14
Lover boys
$410,000
158 %
Sotheby's
New York
1998-04-22
"untitled" (l.a.)
$159,100
200 %
Christie's
London
1997-11-19
Untitled
$53,000
51 %
Sotheby's
New York
1997-05-07
Untitled
$35,000
-
Sotheby's
New York

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