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- Dr. Dain L. Tasker
- 'X-Ray Of A Lily'
Dr. Dain L. Tasker
'X-Ray Of A Lily'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs, Lot 80
15. Oct - 15. Oct 2008
Photographs, Lot 80
15. Oct - 15. Oct 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Dr. Dain L. Tasker
1872-1964
'X-RAY OF A LILY'
mounted, signed, titled, and dated by the photographer in pencil on the mount, matted, 1930 (Tasker, cover and unpaginated; Flora Photographica, pl. 180; Pictorialism in California, pl. 81; Modernist Photographs, pl. 74)
11½ by 9½ in. (29.2 by 24.1 cm.)
Collection of Hal Mohr and Evelyn Venable | Acquired by the present owner from the Estate of Evelyn Venable, 1994
1872-1964
'X-RAY OF A LILY'
mounted, signed, titled, and dated by the photographer in pencil on the mount, matted, 1930 (Tasker, cover and unpaginated; Flora Photographica, pl. 180; Pictorialism in California, pl. 81; Modernist Photographs, pl. 74)
11½ by 9½ in. (29.2 by 24.1 cm.)
Collection of Hal Mohr and Evelyn Venable | Acquired by the present owner from the Estate of Evelyn Venable, 1994
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work 'X-Ray Of A Lily' by Dr. Dain L. Tasker was sold in the Photographs auction at Sothebys in New York in October 2008. The price achieved of USD 21,250.00 (€ 16,756.03) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00. Other works by Dr. Dain L. Tasker have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2018 the work Tulips; Lily; and Strelitzia (Bird of Pardise) 3 was auctioned for USD 30,000.00 (€ 26,473.70).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit 'X-Ray Of A Lily' von Dr. Dain L. Tasker wurde im Oktober 2008 in der Auktion Photographs bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 21.250,00 (€ 16.756,03) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Dr. Dain L. Tasker konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2018 die Arbeit Tulips; Lily; and Strelitzia (Bird of Pardise) 3 für USD 30.000,00 (€ 26.473,70) versteigert.
