Ben Shahn
Destitute Ozark Resident, Arkansas
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 128
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 128
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 4.410 USD
Price realised: 4.410 USD
Description
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
Destitute Ozark Resident, Arkansas
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, framed, Ginny Williams Collection and Ginny Williams Photographs labels on the reverse, 1935, probably printed in the 1960s or 70s
image: 6 1/4 by 9 in. (15.9 by 22.9 cm.)
frame: 13 1/2 by 16 1/2 in. (34.3 by 41.9 cm.)
1898 - 1969
Destitute Ozark Resident, Arkansas
ferrotyped gelatin silver print, framed, Ginny Williams Collection and Ginny Williams Photographs labels on the reverse, 1935, probably printed in the 1960s or 70s
image: 6 1/4 by 9 in. (15.9 by 22.9 cm.)
frame: 13 1/2 by 16 1/2 in. (34.3 by 41.9 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Destitute Ozark Resident, Arkansas by Ben Shahn was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 4,410.00 (€ 3,605.89). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ben Shahn achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Scabbies are Welcome in September 2006 with an auction result of USD 262,400.00 (€ 206,825.88).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Destitute Ozark Resident, Arkansas von Ben Shahn im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 4.410,00 (€ 3.605,89) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ben Shahn erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Scabbies are Welcome im September 2006 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 262.400,00 (€ 206.825,88).
Ben Shahn - Auction history
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