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Joe Rosenthal
Flag Raising On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs, Lot 227
16. Oct - 16. Oct 2007
Photographs, Lot 227
16. Oct - 16. Oct 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Joe Rosenthal1911-2006
1911-2006
FLAG RAISING ON MT. SURIBACHI, IWO JIMA
signed by 3 (of the 6) participants in ink on the image, 1945; accompanied by a typed June 1945 letter from Hearst Newspapers Production Director John Shea regarding the photograph (Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them, p. 91; American Century, p. 317; Eyewitness, p. 118; Eyes of Time, p. 161) (2)
13 1/2 by 10 3/8 in. (34.3 by 26.4 cm.)
Gift of John J. Shea to the present owner, 1945
1911-2006
FLAG RAISING ON MT. SURIBACHI, IWO JIMA
signed by 3 (of the 6) participants in ink on the image, 1945; accompanied by a typed June 1945 letter from Hearst Newspapers Production Director John Shea regarding the photograph (Great News Photos and the Stories Behind Them, p. 91; American Century, p. 317; Eyewitness, p. 118; Eyes of Time, p. 161) (2)
13 1/2 by 10 3/8 in. (34.3 by 26.4 cm.)
Gift of John J. Shea to the present owner, 1945
A top price for Joe Rosenthal
This artwork by Joe Rosenthal achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2007. In the Photographs auction, the work Flag Raising On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima sold for USD 32,200.00 (€ 22,256.01) - well above the upper estimate of USD 18,000.00. This high result makes Flag Raising On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima the most expensive artwork by Joe Rosenthal that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Joe Rosenthal
Dieses Kunstwerk von Joe Rosenthal erzielte im Oktober 2007 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Flag Raising On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima für USD 32.200,00 (€ 22.256,01) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Flag Raising On Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Joe Rosenthal, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
