Sophie Taeuber-Arp's Auction Record Soars 125% With $3.34m Sale
3 min read · 10 Apr 2025
Relief rond en quatre hauteurs, éléments courbes, coupant(s), cassant(s). Image courtesy of Christie's
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Relief rond en quatre hauteurs, éléments courbes, coupant(s), cassant(s) (1936) sold for $3.34m (EUR3.06m), more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on April 8. The painted wood relief has been traded 5 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $1.93m, a 125% rise.
The previous record was set by Dada head (1920), which sold for $1.41m at Calmels Cohen on June 12, 2003.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025-04-08 | Relief rond en quatre hauteurs, éléments courbes, coupant(s), cassant(s) | $3.34m | 137 % | Christie's | Paris |
2003-06-12 | Dada head | $1.41m | 1473 % | Calmels Cohen | Paris |
1998-06-22 | Quatre espaces a cercles rouges roulants | $89,800 | 19 % | Calmels Cohen | Paris |
1996-03-25 | Schematic Composition | $75,300 | 13 % | Christie's | Zurich |
1992-07-01 | Composition a motifs d'oiseaux | $66,900 | 7 % | Sotheby's | London |
1989-11-29 | Composition | $62,700 | 34 % | Sotheby's | London |
1982-06-30 | Composition aubette | $46,900 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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