Gustav Schenk

Untitled from Schöpfung aus dem Wassertropfen, 1954

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
MoMA: Tracing Photography's History, Lot 99
09.Jul - 19.Jul.2018
Estimate: 2.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
gelatin silver print, printed by Rolf Petersen
credited on affixed Museum of Modern Art Diogenes with Camera IV exhibition labels and stamped photographer's/museum reproduction limitation (verso)
image: 13 5/8 x 10 in. (35 x 25.5 cm.)
sheet: 14 x 11 in. (35.7 x 28 cm.)
Acquired from the artist, c. 1956.

Auction result misses estimated price range

In July 2018 a collector was able to acquire the work Untitled from Schöpfung aus dem Wassertropfen, 1954 by Gustav Schenk for USD 750.00 (€ 640.70). This price was achieved in the auction MoMA: Tracing Photography's History at Christies in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 2,000.00 – 4,000.00 set by the auction house. Other works by Gustav Schenk have also sold for higher prices; the highest price we have seen at auction so far was achieved in July 2018 by the work Untitled from Schöpfung aus dem Wassertropfen, 1954 at USD 1,500.00 (€ 1,281.39).

Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne

Im Juli 2018 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Untitled from Schöpfung aus dem Wassertropfen, 1954 von Gustav Schenk für USD 750,00 (€ 640,70) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion MoMA: Tracing Photography's History bei Christies in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000,00 – 4.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Gustav Schenk wurden auch schon teurer gehandelt; den höchsten Preis, den wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachten konnten, erzielte im Juli 2018 die Arbeit Untitled from Schöpfung aus dem Wassertropfen, 1954 mit USD 1.500,00 (€ 1.281,39).

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