Diane Arbus
Albino sword swallower at a carnival, Md. 1970
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Description
DIANE ARBUS (1923-1971)
Albino sword swallower at a carnival, Md. 1970
gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk
stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph', signed, titled, dated, numbered '50/75' by Doon Arbus, Administrator, in ink and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps (on the verso)
14¾ x 14 3/8in. (37.5 x 36.5cm.)
Albino sword swallower at a carnival, Md. 1970
gelatin silver print, printed later by Neil Selkirk
stamped 'A Diane Arbus photograph', signed, titled, dated, numbered '50/75' by Doon Arbus, Administrator, in ink and Estate copyright credit reproduction limitation stamps (on the verso)
14¾ x 14 3/8in. (37.5 x 36.5cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2009 Christies in New York held the auction Photographs, which included the work Albino sword swallower at a carnival, Md. 1970 by Diane Arbus. The price achieved of USD 18,750.00 (€ 14,139.21) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Diane Arbus achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work A box of ten photographs in May this year with an auction result of USD 1,008,000.00 (€ 946,123.52).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2009 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Albino sword swallower at a carnival, Md. 1970 von Diane Arbus zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 18.750,00 (€ 14.139,21) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Diane Arbus erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit A box of ten photographs im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.008.000,00 (€ 946.123,52).
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