Ben Shahn
Detail No. 2: Labyrinth
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 USD
Price realised: 10.000 USD
Price realised: 10.000 USD
Description
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
DETAIL NO. 2: LABYRINTH
signed Ben Shahn (lower left)
tempera on joined paper laid down on Masonite
60 1/2 by 22 3/4 inches
(153 by 57.8 cm)
Executed in 1952.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | Private collection (sold: Christie's, New York, May 23, 2001, lot 116) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
1898 - 1969
DETAIL NO. 2: LABYRINTH
signed Ben Shahn (lower left)
tempera on joined paper laid down on Masonite
60 1/2 by 22 3/4 inches
(153 by 57.8 cm)
Executed in 1952.
The Downtown Gallery, New York | Private collection (sold: Christie's, New York, May 23, 2001, lot 116) | Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Detail No. 2: Labyrinth by Ben Shahn was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in March 2019, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 12,000.00 – 18,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 10,000.00 (€ 8,906.31). 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 Detail No. 2: Labyrinth von Ben Shahn im März 2019 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 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 10.000,00 (€ 8.906,31) 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).
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