Diane Arbus
A box of ten photographs
Found at
Christies,
New York
21st Century Evening Sale, Lot 24 B
15. May - 15. May 2023
21st Century Evening Sale, Lot 24 B
15. May - 15. May 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
DIANE ARBUS (1923 - 1971)
A box of ten photographs
New York: Privately published, 1970. Portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints, printed 1973 by Neil Selkirk; each annotated 'A Diane Arbus photograph', signed, titled, dated and numbered '15/50' in ink by Doon Arbus, Administrator, with portfolio stamp and reproduction limitation stamp (verso); each image approximately 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.4 x 37.4 cm.); each sheet 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.); title page with printed facsimile signature, portfolio title and date; original vellum interleaving sheets each with printed facsimile extended title and date; number fifteen from the edition of fifty; each framed in a white wood frame 24 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (62.2 x 57.1 cm.); accompanied with original Plexiglas box designed by Marvin Israel 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (52 x 41.9 cm.)
ARBUS, D.
A box of ten photographs
New York: Privately published, 1970. Portfolio of ten gelatin silver prints, printed 1973 by Neil Selkirk; each annotated 'A Diane Arbus photograph', signed, titled, dated and numbered '15/50' in ink by Doon Arbus, Administrator, with portfolio stamp and reproduction limitation stamp (verso); each image approximately 14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.4 x 37.4 cm.); each sheet 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.7 cm.); title page with printed facsimile signature, portfolio title and date; original vellum interleaving sheets each with printed facsimile extended title and date; number fifteen from the edition of fifty; each framed in a white wood frame 24 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (62.2 x 57.1 cm.); accompanied with original Plexiglas box designed by Marvin Israel 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (52 x 41.9 cm.)
ARBUS, D.
A top price for Diane Arbus - as previously expected
The work A box of ten photographs by Diane Arbus was sold in the 21st Century Evening Sale auction at Christies in New York in May this year. The price achieved of USD 1,008,000.00 (€ 946,123.52) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 900,000.00 – 1,200,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, A box of ten photographs is the most expensive artwork by Diane Arbus that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit A box of ten photographs von Diane Arbus wurde im Mai diesen Jahres in der Auktion 21st Century Evening Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 1.008.000,00 (€ 946.123,52) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 900.000,00 – 1.200.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist A box of ten photographs das teuerste Kunstwerk von Diane Arbus, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Diane Arbus - Auction history
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