Ben Ross
Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953
Found at
Christies,
New York
Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection, Lot 126
16. DEC - 17. DEC 2008
Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection, Lot 126
16. DEC - 17. DEC 2008
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Description
BEN ROSS (1916-2004)
Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953
13 gelatin silver prints, printed later
each signed, titled, dated, 2 numbered, '5/30' and '2/30', the remainder '1/30' in pencil and copyright credit stamp (on the verso)
12 x 9¼in. (30.4 x 23.4cm.) (13)
Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953
13 gelatin silver prints, printed later
each signed, titled, dated, 2 numbered, '5/30' and '2/30', the remainder '1/30' in pencil and copyright credit stamp (on the verso)
12 x 9¼in. (30.4 x 23.4cm.) (13)
A top price for Ben Ross
This artwork by Ben Ross achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2008. In the Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection auction, the work Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953 sold for USD 35,000.00 (€ 25,145.48) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953 the most expensive artwork by Ben Ross that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ben Ross
Dieses Kunstwerk von Ben Ross erzielte im Dezember 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection wurde die Arbeit Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953 für USD 35.000,00 (€ 25.145,48) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood, 1953 zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ben Ross, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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