Claude Cahun
Aveux Non Avenus. Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930.
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Price realised: 3.750 GBP
Description
CLAUDE CAHUN
Aveux Non Avenus. Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930.
Quarto (220 x 170 mm). 9 black and white photographs. Original printed paper wrappers (spine and rear cover lightly browned).
FIRST EDITION OF CAHUN'S FIRST BOOK, comprising the only self-portraits Cahun published in her lifetime. With her subtle and exquisite explorations of masking and identity, Cahun's photography is an important influence for contemporary artists like Cindy Sherman. 101 Books, pp.62-63; The Open Book, pp. 92-93; Regards à travers le livre 37.
Aveux Non Avenus. Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930.
Quarto (220 x 170 mm). 9 black and white photographs. Original printed paper wrappers (spine and rear cover lightly browned).
FIRST EDITION OF CAHUN'S FIRST BOOK, comprising the only self-portraits Cahun published in her lifetime. With her subtle and exquisite explorations of masking and identity, Cahun's photography is an important influence for contemporary artists like Cindy Sherman. 101 Books, pp.62-63; The Open Book, pp. 92-93; Regards à travers le livre 37.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Aveux Non Avenus. Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930. by Claude Cahun was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2009. The price achieved of GBP 3,750.00 (€ 4,289.96) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Claude Cahun achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Self-Observation, Aveux non avenus (planche I), 1929-1930 in October 2017 with an auction result of EUR 223,500.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Aveux Non Avenus. Paris: Éditions du Carrefour, 1930. von Claude Cahun kam im Mai 2009 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 3.750,00 (€ 4.289,96) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Claude Cahun erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Self-Observation, Aveux non avenus (planche I), 1929-1930 im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 223.500,00.
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