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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent
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 70 milljóna króna halli vegna uppsagnar samningsins Innlent Tók 12 ár að breyta reglum um bætur vegna seinkun flugferða Erlent Vísbendingar um að síðasta vígið sé fallið Innlent Sækja WorldPride í skugga bakslags í réttindum hinsegin fólks Innlent Þrír reyndu að komast undan lögreglu Innlent Jöklar hér á landi minnkað um eina Lúxemborg Innlent Beðasléttur í borginni: Óttast óafturkræfan skaða á Laugarnesi Innlent Trump sendir þjóðvarðlið til Los Angeles Erlent Efla viðveru danska hersins á Grænlandi Erlent Ummæli Kolbrúnar blaut tuska í andlit ungmenna Innlent