Alfred Wertheimer
A-Frame, March 17
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.500 GBP
Description
1956
Gelatin silver print, printed 1977.
29.8 x 21.1 cm. (11 3/4 x 8 5/16 in).
Signed, titled, dated, annotated ‘Elvis, during the afternoon rehearsal of the Dorsey Brother’s “Stageshow”, awaits the director’s cue to sing “Heartbreak Hotel”. Scotty Moore, Elvis’s guitarist is to the right. CBS, Studio 50, NYC’ in pencil, copyright credit and reproduction limitation stamps on the verso.
Private collection, United States
Gelatin silver print, printed 1977.
29.8 x 21.1 cm. (11 3/4 x 8 5/16 in).
Signed, titled, dated, annotated ‘Elvis, during the afternoon rehearsal of the Dorsey Brother’s “Stageshow”, awaits the director’s cue to sing “Heartbreak Hotel”. Scotty Moore, Elvis’s guitarist is to the right. CBS, Studio 50, NYC’ in pencil, copyright credit and reproduction limitation stamps on the verso.
Private collection, United States
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A-Frame, March 17 by Alfred Wertheimer was sold in the Music auction at Phillips in London in November 2009. The price achieved of GBP 2,500.00 (€ 2,735.93) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Admittedly, works by Alfred Wertheimer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Elvis Presley. Twenty One Studies, 1956 in November 2007 with an auction result of GBP 8,125.00 (€ 11,377.10).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A-Frame, March 17 von Alfred Wertheimer wurde im November 2009 in der Auktion Music bei Phillips in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.500,00 (€ 2.735,93) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alfred Wertheimer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Elvis Presley. Twenty One Studies, 1956 im November 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 8.125,00 (€ 11.377,10).
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