Ben Shahn
The Harpie
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
signed 'Ben Shahn' (lower right)
gouache and ink on paper
25 7 ⁄ 8 x 38 5 ⁄ 8 in. (65.7 x 98.1 cm.)
Executed in 1951.
The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1962
gouache and ink on paper
25 7 ⁄ 8 x 38 5 ⁄ 8 in. (65.7 x 98.1 cm.)
Executed in 1951.
The Downtown Gallery, Inc., New York | Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1962
Upper estimate price exceeded by 38 %.
In December 2019 Christies in New York held the auction First Open | Online, which included the work The Harpie by Ben Shahn. The »bidding war« ended at USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,123.63), 38% 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 um 38 % übertroffen
Im Dezember 2019 führte Christies in New York die Auktion First Open | Online durch, in der auch die Arbeit The Harpie von Ben Shahn zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.123,63) und damit 38% 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).
Ben Shahn - Auction history
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