Frederick Sommer
Livia
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Price realised: 35.000 USD
Description
1948
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
Signed, titled and twice dated in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Christie's, New York, 9 October 1997, lot 350 | Collection of Nancy Richardson | Sotheby's, New York, Photographs from the Collection of Nancy Richardson, 16 October 2007, lot 70
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
7 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (19.1 x 23.5 cm)
Signed, titled and twice dated in pencil on the reverse of the mount.
Christie's, New York, 9 October 1997, lot 350 | Collection of Nancy Richardson | Sotheby's, New York, Photographs from the Collection of Nancy Richardson, 16 October 2007, lot 70
Auction result well in line with expectations
In July 2020 Phillips in New York held the auction Photographs, which included the work Livia by Frederick Sommer. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 35,000.00 (€ 29,726.52) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Frederick Sommer - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work 'Livia', which sold at auction in October 2020 for USD 69,300.00 (€ 59,500.30).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Juli 2020 führte Phillips in New York die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Livia von Frederick Sommer zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 35.000,00 (€ 29.726,52) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Für andere Arbeiten von Frederick Sommer mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit 'Livia' beobachtet, die im Oktober 2020 für USD 69.300,00 (€ 59.500,30) versteigert wurde.
Frederick Sommer - Auction history
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