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- Arthur Rothstein
- Oklahoma, c. 1939
Arthur Rothstein
Oklahoma, c. 1939
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 266
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 266
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN (1915-1985)
Oklahoma, c. 1939
gelatin silver print
signed by the artist in pencil (on the mount); signed, initialed, titled, annotated 'This photograph has been in my personal collection acquired from F.S.A. in 1939-40' and Lee/F.S.A. credit by Marion Post Wolcott in pencil/ink (on the reverse of the mount)
8 1/8 x 11 5/8in. (18.8 x 29.5cm.)
Oklahoma, c. 1939
gelatin silver print
signed by the artist in pencil (on the mount); signed, initialed, titled, annotated 'This photograph has been in my personal collection acquired from F.S.A. in 1939-40' and Lee/F.S.A. credit by Marion Post Wolcott in pencil/ink (on the reverse of the mount)
8 1/8 x 11 5/8in. (18.8 x 29.5cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Oklahoma, c. 1939 by Arthur Rothstein was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2011, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,200.00 – 1,800.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 937.50 (€ 722.65). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Arthur Rothstein achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma in April 2001 with an auction result of USD 23,500.00 (€ 26,481.86).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Oklahoma, c. 1939 von Arthur Rothstein im Dezember 2011 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 1.200,00 – 1.800,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 937,50 (€ 722,65) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Arthur Rothstein erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Farmer and sons walking in the face of a dust storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma im April 2001 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 23.500,00 (€ 26.481,86).
