James Van Der Zee
Portrait of a Harlem Preacher, 'Daddy Grace' and Congregation, 1938; Untitled (Young black woman with studio background)
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lot 21
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2014
Photographs from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Lot 21
1. Oct - 1. Oct 2014
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
1931
Two gelatin silver prints.
(i) 7 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (18.1 x 22.2 cm) (ii) 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
(i) Signed and dated in ink on the recto. (ii) Signed and dated in ink on the recto; two 'G.G.G. Photo Studio, Inc.' stamps on the verso.
Gift of a Chicago Family Collection, 1994 | Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, 2000
Two gelatin silver prints.
(i) 7 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (18.1 x 22.2 cm) (ii) 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
(i) Signed and dated in ink on the recto. (ii) Signed and dated in ink on the recto; two 'G.G.G. Photo Studio, Inc.' stamps on the verso.
Gift of a Chicago Family Collection, 1994 | Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago, 2000
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Portrait of a Harlem Preacher, 'Daddy Grace' and Congregation, 1938; Untitled (Young black woman with studio background) by Jan van der Zee was auctioned at Phillips in New York in October 2014, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 3,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 11,250.00 (€ 8,978.45). Admittedly, works by Jan van der Zee have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (West 127th Street, Harlem), 1932 in December 2011 with an auction result of USD 52,500.00 (€ 40,468.67).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Portrait of a Harlem Preacher, 'Daddy Grace' and Congregation, 1938; Untitled (Young black woman with studio background) von Jan van der Zee im Oktober 2014 bei Phillips in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 3.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 11.250,00 (€ 8.978,45) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Jan van der Zee auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (West 127th Street, Harlem), 1932 im Dezember 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 52.500,00 (€ 40.468,67).
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