George Rodger
The Champion of a Korongo Nuba Wrestling Match is Carried Shoulder High, Kordofan, Southern Sudan
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Price realised: 8.750 USD
Description
1949
Gelatin silver print, printed 1999.
14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm).
Titled in an unidentified hand in pencil and copyright credit stamp on the verso.
Gelatin silver print, printed 1999.
14 x 9 1/2 in. (35.6 x 24.1 cm).
Titled in an unidentified hand in pencil and copyright credit stamp on the verso.
A top price for George Rodger
This artwork by George Rodger achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in May 2010. In the AFRICA Theme Sale auction, the work The Champion of a Korongo Nuba Wrestling Match is Carried Shoulder High, Kordofan, Southern Sudan sold for USD 8,750.00 (€ 7,074.14) - well above the upper estimate of USD 4,000.00. This high result makes The Champion of a Korongo Nuba Wrestling Match is Carried Shoulder High, Kordofan, Southern Sudan the most expensive artwork by George Rodger that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für George Rodger
Dieses Kunstwerk von George Rodger erzielte im Mai 2010 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion AFRICA Theme Sale wurde die Arbeit The Champion of a Korongo Nuba Wrestling Match is Carried Shoulder High, Kordofan, Southern Sudan für USD 8.750,00 (€ 7.074,14) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht The Champion of a Korongo Nuba Wrestling Match is Carried Shoulder High, Kordofan, Southern Sudan zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von George Rodger, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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