Kenneth Josephson
Chicago, 1967
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 201
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 201
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
KENNETH JOSEPHSON (B. 1932)
Chicago, 1967
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed, titled, dated and numbered '6/50' in pencil (on the verso)
12 x 18in. (30.4 x 20.3cm.)
Chicago, 1967
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed, titled, dated and numbered '6/50' in pencil (on the verso)
12 x 18in. (30.4 x 20.3cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 75 %.
This artwork by Kenneth Josephson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in December 2011. In the Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II auction, the work Chicago, 1967 sold for USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,372.39) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Kenneth Josephson - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work 'Ken Josephson', which sold at auction in October 2009 for USD 18,750.00 (€ 12,707.56).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 75 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kenneth Josephson erzielte im Dezember 2011 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II wurde die Arbeit Chicago, 1967 für USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.372,39) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von Kenneth Josephson mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit 'Ken Josephson' beobachtet, die im Oktober 2009 für USD 18.750,00 (€ 12.707,56) versteigert wurde.
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