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Eliot Porter - \'Glen Canyon\'

Eliot Porter

'Glen Canyon'

Found at Sothebys, New York
Photographs, Lot 20
7. Oct - 7. Oct 2016
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Eliot Porter
1901-1990
'GLEN CANYON'
(New York: Daniel Wolf Press, 1980, an edition of 250), a portfolio of 10 dye-transfer prints, each mounted, signed in pencil on the mount, the portfolio and copyright stamp on the reverse, in individual wrappers with letterpress title and date, 1961-71, printed in 1980; together with the printed title, plate list, and colophon, signed and editioned '99' in ink.  Folio, taupe linen clamshell box with gilt-lettered leather label
Each approximately 16 by 12 1/2  in. (40.6 by 31.8 cm.) or the reverse
Rizzoli's Bookstore, New York, 1980s | By descent to the present owner

Auction result well in line with expectations

The work 'Glen Canyon' by Eliot Porter was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2016. The price achieved of USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,271.67) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 6,000.00 – 9,000.00. Admittedly, works by Eliot Porter have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Trees, 1958-1975 in April 2008 with an auction result of USD 46,600.00 (€ 29,933.20).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Die Arbeit 'Glen Canyon' von Eliot Porter kam im Oktober 2016 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.271,67) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 6.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Eliot Porter auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Trees, 1958-1975 im April 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 46.600,00 (€ 29.933,20).

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