Arthur Leipzig
Subway Lovers, 1949
Found at
Christies,
New York
Important Photographs From a Private American Collection, Lot 20
17. Oct - 17. Oct 2007
Important Photographs From a Private American Collection, Lot 20
17. Oct - 17. Oct 2007
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
Arthur Leipzig (b. 1918)
Subway Lovers, 1949
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps (on the verso)
7 x 9¼in. (17.6 x 23.3 cm.)
Subway Lovers, 1949
gelatin silver print
signed in pencil and copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps (on the verso)
7 x 9¼in. (17.6 x 23.3 cm.)
A top price for Arthur Leipzig
This artwork by Arthur Leipzig achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in October 2007. In the Important Photographs From a Private American Collection auction, the work Subway Lovers, 1949 sold for USD 21,250.00 (€ 14,687.59) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. This high result makes Subway Lovers, 1949 the most expensive artwork by Arthur Leipzig that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Arthur Leipzig
Dieses Kunstwerk von Arthur Leipzig erzielte im Oktober 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Important Photographs From a Private American Collection wurde die Arbeit Subway Lovers, 1949 für USD 21.250,00 (€ 14.687,59) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Subway Lovers, 1949 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Arthur Leipzig, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Arthur Leipzig - Auction history
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