Jacob Riis
Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
MoMA: Tracing Photography's History, Lot 20
09.Jul - 19.Jul.2018
MoMA: Tracing Photography's History, Lot 20
09.Jul - 19.Jul.2018
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
gelatin silver print, mounted on board, printed c. 1957 by Rolf Petersen
annotated 'M' in pencil (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on Museum of Modern Art Photography Until Now exhibition label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (12 x 15.9 cm.)
mount: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (13.9 x 19 cm.)
annotated 'M' in pencil (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on Museum of Modern Art Photography Until Now exhibition label (mat, verso)
image/sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (12 x 15.9 cm.)
mount: 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (13.9 x 19 cm.)
Despite a disappointment, a good price for Jacob Riis
This work of art by Jacob Riis could be acquired at Christies in New York in July 2018 for an unexpectedly low price. In the MoMA: Tracing Photography's History auction, the work Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894 changed hands for USD 1,000.00 (€ 854.26) - missing the lower end of the estimate range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Despite this disappointing result, Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894 is the most expensive artwork by Jacob Riis that we have observed at auction so far.
Trotz Enttäuschung ein guter Preis für Jacob Riis
Dieses Kunstwerk von Jacob Riis konnte im Juli 2018 bei Christies in New York für einen unerwartet niedrigen Preis ersteigert werden. In der Auktion MoMA: Tracing Photography's History wechselte die Arbeit Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894 für USD 1.000,00 (€ 854,26) den Besitzer – und verfehlte damit das untere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Trotz dieses enttäuschenden Ergebnisses ist Home of an Italian Rag-Picker, Jersey Street, 1894 das teuerste Kunstwerk von Jacob Riis, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Jacob Riis - Auction history
