Henri Cartier-Bresson

Rue Mouffetard, 1954

Found at Christies, New York
Photographs from the Forbes Collection, Lot 45
29. Sep - 29. Sep 2014
Estimate: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Price realised: 20.000 USD
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON (1908-2004)
Rue Mouffetard, 1954
gelatin silver print, printed 1970s
signed in ink (in the margin)
image: 19 5/8 x 13¼in. (49.8 x 33.6cm.)
sheet: 23½ x 19½in. (59.7 x 49.5cm.)

Auction result well in line with expectations

In September 2014 Christies in New York held the auction Photographs from the Forbes Collection, which included the work Rue Mouffetard, 1954 by Henri Cartier-Bresson. The price achieved of USD 20,000.00 (€ 15,837.82) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 15,000.00 – 25,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Henri Cartier-Bresson achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work On the Banks of the Marne, France in April 2017 with an auction result of USD 212,500.00 (€ 195,043.60).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im September 2014 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Photographs from the Forbes Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rue Mouffetard, 1954 von Henri Cartier-Bresson zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 15.837,82) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 15.000,00 – 25.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Henri Cartier-Bresson erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit On the Banks of the Marne, France im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 212.500,00 (€ 195.043,60).

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