Esther Bubley
Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, c. 1949
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 96
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 96
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ESTHER BUBLEY (1921-1998)
Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, c. 1949
gelatin silver print
credit in ink, date stamps, typed credit and caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 6¾ x 9½in. (17.2 x 24cm.)
mount: 9 x 14in. (22.7 x 35.5cm.)
Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, c. 1949
gelatin silver print
credit in ink, date stamps, typed credit and caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 6¾ x 9½in. (17.2 x 24cm.)
mount: 9 x 14in. (22.7 x 35.5cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, c. 1949 by Esther Bubley was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 2,500.00 – 3,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,000.00 (€ 1,516.76). Other works by Esther Bubley have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in December 2012 by the work In the Waiting Room, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York, c. 1949 at USD 2,500.00 (€ 1,895.95).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, c. 1949 von Esther Bubley im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 2.500,00 – 3.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.000,00 (€ 1.516,76) den Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Esther Bubley wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Dezember 2012 die Arbeit In the Waiting Room, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York, c. 1949 mit USD 2.500,00 (€ 1.895,95).
Esther Bubley - Auction history
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