Icelandic Art at Christie's 2. nóvember 2006 11:14 Ólafur Elíasson The art piece Gletscher Serien by the Icelander Olafur Elíasson was sold for 18 million kronur at auctioneer Christie's. Seven Icelandic art pieces were for sale at the auction and all sold except for one piece by Nina Tryggvadóttir from 1959. Four of the pieces were by Olafur Elíasson. One piece by Elíasson sold for 600.000 kronur and other two sold for over a million. A painting by Louisa Matthíasdóttir of the harbor in Reykjavik sold for 3 million kronur and Landslag (Landscape) by Jóhannes Kjarval sold for five and a half million. Art historian Hannes Sigurðsson, cannot recall that Icelandic art pieces have been sold at the big auctioneers Sotheby's and Christie's before. „Kjarval is a great artist but his reputation has been bound to Iceland. It is very positive that he was sold for such a large amount at a well established auctioneer," says Hannes and adds that no other Icelandic artist has gained more recognition on the international art scene than Olafur Elíasson. News News in English Mest lesið Segjast hafa verið neydd til að krjúpa tímunum saman og lýsa yfir ást sinni á Ísrael Innlent Lagði við Hverfisgötu eftir allt saman Innlent Boða aftur til kvennaverkfalls fimmtíu árum eftir það fyrsta Innlent „Þykjustuleikur“ að Ísland fái annan díl Innlent Rannsaka hvort bílstjórinn hafi dottað Innlent „Ég held að það sé sterk friðarvon núna“ Innlent Vegagerðin sannfærð um kosti brúar umfram göng Innlent Trump segir Hamas og Ísraela hafa náð samkomulagi Erlent Ástæða til að hafa áhyggjur af vanfjármögnun spítalans Innlent Myndir: Hágrátið og hlegið þegar fréttir bárust af friðarsamkomulagi Erlent
The art piece Gletscher Serien by the Icelander Olafur Elíasson was sold for 18 million kronur at auctioneer Christie's. Seven Icelandic art pieces were for sale at the auction and all sold except for one piece by Nina Tryggvadóttir from 1959. Four of the pieces were by Olafur Elíasson. One piece by Elíasson sold for 600.000 kronur and other two sold for over a million. A painting by Louisa Matthíasdóttir of the harbor in Reykjavik sold for 3 million kronur and Landslag (Landscape) by Jóhannes Kjarval sold for five and a half million. Art historian Hannes Sigurðsson, cannot recall that Icelandic art pieces have been sold at the big auctioneers Sotheby's and Christie's before. „Kjarval is a great artist but his reputation has been bound to Iceland. It is very positive that he was sold for such a large amount at a well established auctioneer," says Hannes and adds that no other Icelandic artist has gained more recognition on the international art scene than Olafur Elíasson.
News News in English Mest lesið Segjast hafa verið neydd til að krjúpa tímunum saman og lýsa yfir ást sinni á Ísrael Innlent Lagði við Hverfisgötu eftir allt saman Innlent Boða aftur til kvennaverkfalls fimmtíu árum eftir það fyrsta Innlent „Þykjustuleikur“ að Ísland fái annan díl Innlent Rannsaka hvort bílstjórinn hafi dottað Innlent „Ég held að það sé sterk friðarvon núna“ Innlent Vegagerðin sannfærð um kosti brúar umfram göng Innlent Trump segir Hamas og Ísraela hafa náð samkomulagi Erlent Ástæða til að hafa áhyggjur af vanfjármögnun spítalans Innlent Myndir: Hágrátið og hlegið þegar fréttir bárust af friðarsamkomulagi Erlent