Bill Ray

Marilyn Monroe singing 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962

Found at Christies, New York
Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection, Lot 116
16. DEC - 17. DEC 2008
Estimate: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Price realised: 5.000 USD
BILL RAY (B. 1936)
Marilyn Monroe singing 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed and dated in ink (in the margin)
17¾ x 12in. (45 x 30.5cm.)

Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.

In December 2008 Christies in New York held the auction Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection, which included the work Marilyn Monroe singing 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962 by Bill Ray. The »bidding war« ended at USD 5,000.00 (€ 3,592.21), 43% above the upper estimate. Other works by Bill Ray have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of EUR 5,456.00 in December 2016 for the work Faye Dunaway & Steve McQueen (at the set of 'Thomas Crown Affair').

Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen

Im Dezember 2008 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Icons of Glamour and Style: The Constantiner Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Marilyn Monroe singing 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, 1962 von Bill Ray zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 5.000,00 (€ 3.592,21) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Bill Ray haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von EUR 5.456,00 im Dezember 2016 für die Arbeit Faye Dunaway & Steve McQueen (at the set of 'Thomas Crown Affair') beobachtet.

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