Brancusi Bronze Sets Record at Christie's; Marcks and Accardi Also Achieve High Prices
At Christie's in New York's Rockefeller Center, a gilt bronze sculpture by Constantin Brancusi, "Danaïde" (circa 1913), sold for a record $93 million. The piece was part of the collection of the late publisher S. I. Newhouse. Meanwhile, in Berlin, the Neue Nationalgalerie is hosting a major Brancusi exhibition until August 9. In other auction news, the Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen on August 1 saw a bronze by German sculptor Gerhard Marcks, "Sich niedertuende Kuh" (1949), rise from €12,000 to €22,000. The cast was made at the Bildgießerei Barth in Berlin. Additionally, the Wiener Dorotheum auctioned a double-sided painting by Carla Accardi, "Fonda notte" / "Pieno giorno" (1986), for €400,000, ten times its estimate, setting a record for the artist. Accardi was born in Sicily in 1924 and died in Rome in 2014.
Key facts
- Brancusi's 'Danaïde' sold for $93 million at Christie's in New York.
- The sculpture was from the collection of S. I. Newhouse.
- The Brancusi exhibition at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin runs until August 9.
- Gerhard Marcks' 'Sich niedertuende Kuh' sold for €22,000 at Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen on August 1.
- The Marcks bronze was cast at Bildgiesserei Barth in Berlin.
- Carla Accardi's double-sided painting sold for €400,000 at the Wiener Dorotheum.
- The Accardi painting achieved ten times its estimate.
- Accardi was born in Sicily in 1924 and died in Rome in 2014.
Entities
Artists
- Constantin Brancusi
- Gerhard Marcks
- Carla Accardi
- Henri Matisse
Institutions
- Christie's
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Ahrenshooper Kunstauktionen
- Bildgiesserei Barth
- Wiener Dorotheum
- Sotheby's
- Dorotheum
- Rockefeller Center
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Berlin
- Germany
- Sicily
- Italy
- Rome
- Vienna
- Austria