Barbara Morgan
Merce Cunngingham - Totem Ancesto, 1942
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 143
20. May - 20. May 2021
Fields of Vision: The Private Collection of Artists Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Online Sale, Lot 143
20. May - 20. May 2021
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Description
Barbara Morgan (1900-1992)
gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980
signed, titled and dated in ink (margin); signed, titled and dated in ink (verso)
Image 11<sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 18<sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (29.5 x 47.3 cm.)
Sheet: 15<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 19<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (40.3 x 50.4 cm.)
gelatin silver print, printed circa 1980
signed, titled and dated in ink (margin); signed, titled and dated in ink (verso)
Image 11<sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 18<sup>5</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (29.5 x 47.3 cm.)
Sheet: 15<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 19<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> in. (40.3 x 50.4 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Merce Cunngingham - Totem Ancesto, 1942 by Barbara Morgan was auctioned at Christies in New York in May 2021, 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 750.00 (€ 615.06). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Barbara Morgan achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work 'Martha Graham – "Letter To The World" (Kick)' in April 2020 with an auction result of USD 25,000.00 (€ 22,820.63).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Merce Cunngingham - Totem Ancesto, 1942 von Barbara Morgan im Mai 2021 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 750,00 (€ 615,06) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Barbara Morgan erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit 'Martha Graham – "Letter To The World" (Kick)' im April 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 25.000,00 (€ 22.820,63).
Barbara Morgan - Auction history
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