Drahomir Jozef Ruzicka
Pennsylvania Station, New York
Found at
Lempertz,
Cologne
Photographie, Lot 83
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2016
Photographie, Lot 83
3. Jun - 3. Jun 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
1921
Vintage, Gelatinesilberabzug getont. 34,7 x 27,2 cm (35,4 x 27,9 cm). Rückseitig mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und Angabe der Negativ-Nr. sowie von fremder Hand mit Blei- und Buntstift bezeichnet.
"Ruzicka's most well-known Pennsylvania Station photograph shows a centrally placed man, wearing a hat and overcoat, his umbrella at his side. Though seen at a great distance, the slightly confrontive figure anchors both the formal composition and the mental impression it creates. The man's importance [...] can only be fully appreciated by imagining the setting without him. Ruzicka also exploited the spectacular light effects available in Pennsylvania Station. While he was careful about the positions of this human subjects, he paid particular attention to the light and atmosphere surounding them." (zitiert nach Christian A. Peterson, in: Christian A. Peterson/Daniela Mrázková, The modern pictorialism of D. J. Ruzicka, Ausst.kat. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts u.a., Minneapolis 1990, S. 19)
Vintage, Gelatinesilberabzug getont. 34,7 x 27,2 cm (35,4 x 27,9 cm). Rückseitig mit Bleistift signiert, datiert und Angabe der Negativ-Nr. sowie von fremder Hand mit Blei- und Buntstift bezeichnet.
"Ruzicka's most well-known Pennsylvania Station photograph shows a centrally placed man, wearing a hat and overcoat, his umbrella at his side. Though seen at a great distance, the slightly confrontive figure anchors both the formal composition and the mental impression it creates. The man's importance [...] can only be fully appreciated by imagining the setting without him. Ruzicka also exploited the spectacular light effects available in Pennsylvania Station. While he was careful about the positions of this human subjects, he paid particular attention to the light and atmosphere surounding them." (zitiert nach Christian A. Peterson, in: Christian A. Peterson/Daniela Mrázková, The modern pictorialism of D. J. Ruzicka, Ausst.kat. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts u.a., Minneapolis 1990, S. 19)
A top price for Drahomir Joseph Růžička - as previously expected
The work Pennsylvania Station, New York by Drahomir Joseph Růžička was auctioned at Lempertz in Cologne in June 2016. The price achieved of EUR 3,720.00 was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as EUR 3,500.00 – 4,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Pennsylvania Station, New York is the most expensive artwork by Drahomir Joseph Růžička that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Pennsylvania Station, New York von Drahomir Joseph Růžička kam im Juni 2016 bei Lempertz in Köln zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von EUR 3.720,00 lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit EUR 3.500,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Pennsylvania Station, New York das teuerste Kunstwerk von Drahomir Joseph Růžička, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Drahomir Joseph Růžička - Auction history
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