Goldberg-Variationen
Goldberg Variations
1984 diameter 30.1 cm Editions CR: 60
Oil on phonograph record
Phonograph record of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, played by Glenn Gould in 1982, painted on one side with yellow, red, blue, and white oil paints.
Edition:
- 100 copies, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label, numbered on reverse on the label.
- 1 copy, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label: 1985.
- 20 copies, signed in felt-tip pen, dated on reverse on the label, numbered in Roman numerals on reverse on the label.
- 3 trial proofs in different colours and on different records, signed and dated in black or blue felt-tip pen or scratched (one painted on both sides).
Phillips, London, UK: 23 January 2025
Grisebach, Berlin, Germany: 29 November 2024
€ 63,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 66,991 |
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, Germany: 04 June 2024
SBI Art Auction, Tokyo, Japan: 25 May 2024
JPY 8,300,000 (Hammer price) | |
USD 52,885 |
Christie's, London, UK: 09 March 2024
£ 52,920 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 68,024 |
Grisebach, Berlin, Germany: 11 June 2021
From an edition of 100 copies
€ 72,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 88,325 |
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, Germany: 11 December 2020
From the edition of 20 Roman numbered and hand-painted copies
€ 87,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 102,375 |
Ketterer Kunst, Berlin, Germany: 06 December 2019
From an edition of 100 copies
€ 82,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 90,750 |
Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany: 29 May 2019
Edition: 14/100
€ 65,000 (Hammer price) | |
USD 72,383 |
Sotheby's, London, UK: 06 March 2019
£ 62,500 (incl. buyer’s premium) | |
USD 82,128 |
Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, Germany: 28 November 2018
Edition: 10/100
€ 65,000 (Hammer price) | |
USD 73,905 |
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