Alvin Langdon Coburn
Portrait of Arthur Wesley Dow
Found at
Phillips,
New York
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 75
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 75
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Price realised: 62.500 USD
Description
1903
Gum bichromate over platinum print.
9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed in ink on the reverse of the secondary mount.
From the artist to his neighbor, 1960s | Private Collection | Christie's, South Kensington, 22 November 1996, lot 191
Gum bichromate over platinum print.
9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.5 x 17.8 cm)
Signed, titled, dated and inscribed in ink on the reverse of the secondary mount.
From the artist to his neighbor, 1960s | Private Collection | Christie's, South Kensington, 22 November 1996, lot 191
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Portrait of Arthur Wesley Dow by Alvin Langdon Coburn was worth USD 62,500.00 (€ 53,657.28) to a buyer in October 2017. This price was achieved in the auction The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation at Phillips in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 18,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Alvin Langdon Coburn have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Vortograph in March 2014 with an auction result of USD 605,000.00 (€ 439,137.69).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Portrait of Arthur Wesley Dow von Alvin Langdon Coburn war einem Käufer im Oktober 2017 USD 62.500,00 (€ 53.657,28) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation bei Phillips in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Alvin Langdon Coburn auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Vortograph im März 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 605.000,00 (€ 439.137,69).
Alvin Langdon Coburn - Auction history
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