David 'Chim' Seymour
Three gelatin silver publicity portraits; Audrey Hepburn during rehearsals for the 1957 Paramount production Funny Face, Paris, 1956
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
Audrey Hepburn: The Personal Collection, Part III, Lot 67
02.Mai - 09.Mai.2018
Audrey Hepburn: The Personal Collection, Part III, Lot 67
02.Mai - 09.Mai.2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Price realised: 2.125 GBP
Description
Three gelatin silver publicity portraits; Audrey Hepburn during rehearsals for the 1957 Paramount production Funny Face, Paris, 1956
smaller two with stamped photographer's and Magnum Photos credit (verso)
largest sheet: 13½ x 9⅛ in. (34.3 x 23.2 cm.)
smaller two with stamped photographer's and Magnum Photos credit (verso)
largest sheet: 13½ x 9⅛ in. (34.3 x 23.2 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 42 %.
The work Three gelatin silver publicity portraits; Audrey Hepburn during rehearsals for the 1957 Paramount production Funny Face, Paris, 1956 by David Seymour was auctioned at Christies in London in May 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 2,125.00 (€ 2,419.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 42%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by David Seymour - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Prostitute near the Krupp works, West Germany, Essen, which sold at auction in March 2010 for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 5,894.31).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 42 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Three gelatin silver publicity portraits; Audrey Hepburn during rehearsals for the 1957 Paramount production Funny Face, Paris, 1956 von David Seymour kam im Mai 2018 bei Christies in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 2.125,00 (€ 2.419,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 42%. Für andere Arbeiten von David Seymour mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Prostitute near the Krupp works, West Germany, Essen beobachtet, die im März 2010 für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 5.894,31) versteigert wurde.
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