Mark Grotjan did not recognize his picture from the auction Phillips
Auction house Phillips withdrew the forthcoming auction of contemporary art the picture seems to be grotyana after himself mark Grotjahn in your Instagram refused to recognize her as his
Work with the caption "10 MG" should appear under the number 168 at Phillips auction "New today" on September 19. This thing is untitled, painted in oil on photo paper, was estimated at $20 000 to $30 000. Overall, the picture matches the style of the artist. However, the alleged author was of a different opinion.
In his Instagram 49-летний the artist posted a screenshot from the website of Phillips to the work with the caption: "Hey, Phillips... I'm not sure that I wrote it. In any case, it's awful."
if this Was the official statement of Grotiana or perhaps a conceptual joke of the artist, but the post sparked hundreds of responses from followers and came to the attention of the auction house. In the end, Phillips took the job from bidding to ascertain all the circumstances. "We entered into negotiations with the artist for authentication works" — commented the representative of the auction house.
Works grotyana could be worth millions at public auction. The record was set in may this year, when the work is "untitled", 2011, sold for $16.8 million at Christie's auction. In private transactions the price is even higher. According to collector David Geffen, he missed one of the best works grotyana, which eventually was sold to a competitor in a private transaction for $22 million.
Sources: artnews.com, artinvestment.ru
About mark Grotjan read on AI: "Artist of the week: mark Grotjahn".
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