Arthur Leipzig
Couple Kissing, Subway, Nyc, 1949
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, Lot 71
05.Okt - 14.Okt.2020
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, Lot 71
05.Okt - 14.Okt.2020
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil and stamped with photographer's 'Glen Avenue' credit and copyright credit (verso)
image: 5 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 16.5 cm.)
sheet: 5 1⁄ 2 x 7 in. (13.9 x 17.7 cm.)
Rick Wester Photographic, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
signed in pencil and stamped with photographer's 'Glen Avenue' credit and copyright credit (verso)
image: 5 x 6 1/2 in. (12.7 x 16.5 cm.)
sheet: 5 1⁄ 2 x 7 in. (13.9 x 17.7 cm.)
Rick Wester Photographic, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Couple Kissing, Subway, Nyc, 1949 by Arthur Leipzig was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,125.00 (€ 965.91). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Leipzig achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Subway Lovers, 1949 in October 2007 with an auction result of USD 21,250.00 (€ 14,687.59).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Couple Kissing, Subway, Nyc, 1949 von Arthur Leipzig im Oktober 2020 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 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.125,00 (€ 965,91) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Leipzig erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Subway Lovers, 1949 im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 21.250,00 (€ 14.687,59).
Arthur Leipzig - Auction history
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