Kenneth Josephson
Chicago, 1978, from the 'History of Photography' series
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley, Lot 74
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2007
Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley, Lot 74
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2007
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 5.400 USD
Price realised: 5.400 USD
Description
KENNETH JOSEPHSON (b. 1932)
Chicago, 1978, from the 'History of Photography' series
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '78-35-37-12' in pencil (on the verso)
12 1/8 x 8in. (30.7 x 20.2cm.)
Chicago, 1978, from the 'History of Photography' series
gelatin silver print
signed, titled, dated and numbered '78-35-37-12' in pencil (on the verso)
12 1/8 x 8in. (30.7 x 20.2cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 80 %.
This artwork by Kenneth Josephson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2007. In the Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley auction, the work Chicago, 1978, from the 'History of Photography' series sold for USD 5,400.00 (€ 4,081.63) - well above the upper estimate of USD 3,000.00. 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 80 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Kenneth Josephson erzielte im Februar 2007 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley wurde die Arbeit Chicago, 1978, from the 'History of Photography' series für USD 5.400,00 (€ 4.081,63) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 3.000,00. 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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