Hannes Meyer
'Mexico'
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Price realised: 21.250 USD
Description
Hannes Meyer
1889-1954
'MEXICO'
an album containing 21 photographs of Mexico, including 'Manifestacion [sic] de Campesinos,' 'El Piramide [sic] del Sol,' '16-IX-38: Desfile [Independence Day],' and others, each ferrotyped, mounted, titled, annotated, and numbered sequentially and many dated in ink on the mounts, the first plate warmly inscribed 'Cordial recuerdo de tus amigos suizos / Hannes, Lena, Lilo, Mario Meyer / Mexico, D. F. 1-I-47' in ink and with the photographer's�
Each approximately 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 in. (19.1 by 24.1 cm.) or the reverse
The photographer to Vittorio Vidali, 1947 | By descent to the present owner
1889-1954
'MEXICO'
an album containing 21 photographs of Mexico, including 'Manifestacion [sic] de Campesinos,' 'El Piramide [sic] del Sol,' '16-IX-38: Desfile [Independence Day],' and others, each ferrotyped, mounted, titled, annotated, and numbered sequentially and many dated in ink on the mounts, the first plate warmly inscribed 'Cordial recuerdo de tus amigos suizos / Hannes, Lena, Lilo, Mario Meyer / Mexico, D. F. 1-I-47' in ink and with the photographer's�
Each approximately 7 1/2 by 9 1/2 in. (19.1 by 24.1 cm.) or the reverse
The photographer to Vittorio Vidali, 1947 | By descent to the present owner
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Hannes Meyer
When the work 'Mexico' by Hannes Meyer was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2018, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 30,000.00 – 50,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 21,250.00 (€ 18,752.21). Despite this disappointing result, 'Mexico' is the most expensive artwork by Hannes Meyer that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Hannes Meyer
Als die Arbeit 'Mexico' von Hannes Meyer im Oktober 2018 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 21.250,00 (€ 18.752,21) den Besitzer. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist 'Mexico' das teuerste Kunstwerk von Hannes Meyer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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