Joseph Cornell
Prints for Phoenix House: Two Prints
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 756 USD
Price realised: 756 USD
Description
JOSEPH CORNELL (1903-1972) Prints for Phoenix House: Two Prints Including Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow): screenprint in colors with varnish stencil, on Arches Cover paper, 1972, signed in pencil, annotated 'A.P.' (an artist's proof, the edition was 125); together with Untitled (Landscape with Figure): photogravure in colors, on Arches White Cover paper, 1972, with the artist's estate stamped-signature, annotated 'AP' (an artist's proof, the edition was 125), each published by Brooke Alexander Editions, New York, with full margins Largest Sheet: 19 1 ⁄ 2 x 15 1 ⁄ 2 in. (495 x 392 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Prints for Phoenix House: Two Prints by Joseph Cornell was auctioned at Christies in July this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 756.00 (€ 686.03). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Joseph Cornell achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Medici Slot Machine in May 2014 with an auction result of USD 7,781,000.00 (€ 5,704,545.45).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Prints for Phoenix House: Two Prints von Joseph Cornell im Juli diesen Jahres bei Christies versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 756,00 (€ 686,03) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Joseph Cornell erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Medici Slot Machine im Mai 2014 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 7.781.000,00 (€ 5.704.545,45).
Joseph Cornell - Auction history
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