Ben Shahn
Martin Luther King
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 1.785 USD
Price realised: 1.785 USD
Description
Property from the Collection of Dr. Sarah Gray
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Martin Luther King (Prescott 72), 1966
Wood engraving, on Japan paper, signed in brown ink and numbered in pencil 128/300, with the artist's red ink stamp, published by International Graphic Arts Society, Inc., New York, signed in pencil by the printer, Stefan Martin, with full margins, framed.
18 5/8 x 15 1/4in (47.3 x 38.7cm)
sheet 25 x 20 1/8in (63.5 x 51.1cm)
Ben Shahn (1898-1969)
Martin Luther King (Prescott 72), 1966
Wood engraving, on Japan paper, signed in brown ink and numbered in pencil 128/300, with the artist's red ink stamp, published by International Graphic Arts Society, Inc., New York, signed in pencil by the printer, Stefan Martin, with full margins, framed.
18 5/8 x 15 1/4in (47.3 x 38.7cm)
sheet 25 x 20 1/8in (63.5 x 51.1cm)
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In September 2021 Bonhams in Los Angeles held the auction Prints & Multiples, which included the work Martin Luther King by Ben Shahn. The »bidding war« ended at USD 1,785.00 (€ 1,541.85), 19% above the upper estimate. 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).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im September 2021 führte Bonhams in Los Angeles die Auktion Prints & Multiples durch, in der auch die Arbeit Martin Luther King von Ben Shahn zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 1.785,00 (€ 1.541,85) und damit 19% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. 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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