Angus Mcbean

Lawrence Olivier as Othello taken on the stage of the Old Vic, 1962

Found at Christies, New York
The House Sale, Lot 226
13. Jul - 14. Jul 2004
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Price realised: 1.195 USD
ANGUS MCBEAN
Lawrence Olivier as Othello taken on the stage of the Old Vic, 1962
gelatin silver print
typed credit, title and date on label affixed (to the reverse of the frame)
34½ x 23 in. (67.6 x 58.4 cm.), framed

Auction result misses estimated price range

When the work Lawrence Olivier as Othello taken on the stage of the Old Vic, 1962 by Angus McBean was auctioned at Christies in New York in July 2004, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,195.00 (€ 993.18). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Angus McBean achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Audrey Hepburn, 1951 in September 2019 with an auction result of GBP 16,250.00 (€ 18,336.20).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Als die Arbeit Lawrence Olivier as Othello taken on the stage of the Old Vic, 1962 von Angus McBean im Juli 2004 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.195,00 (€ 993,18) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Angus McBean erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Audrey Hepburn, 1951 im September 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 16.250,00 (€ 18.336,20).

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