Leon Levinstein
Handball Players, Houston Street, New York
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve, Lot 9
21. Jul - 28. Jul 2021
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve, Lot 9
21. Jul - 28. Jul 2021
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 2.772 USD
Price realised: 2.772 USD
Description
Leon Levinstein
1908 - 1988
Handball Players, Houston Street, New York
oversized gelatin silver print, the photographer's credit stamp on the reverse, circa 1969, printed later
image: 18 ¼ by 15 ½ in. (46.4 by 39.4 cm.)
Estate of Harry Lunn
1908 - 1988
Handball Players, Houston Street, New York
oversized gelatin silver print, the photographer's credit stamp on the reverse, circa 1969, printed later
image: 18 ¼ by 15 ½ in. (46.4 by 39.4 cm.)
Estate of Harry Lunn
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Handball Players, Houston Street, New York by Leon Levinstein was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2021, 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 2,772.00 (€ 2,336.48). However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Leon Levinstein - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Coney Island, 1975, which sold at auction in February 2007 for USD 8,400.00 (€ 6,349.21).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Handball Players, Houston Street, New York von Leon Levinstein im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in New York 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 2.772,00 (€ 2.336,48) den Besitzer. Für andere Arbeiten von Leon Levinstein mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Coney Island, 1975 beobachtet, die im Februar 2007 für USD 8.400,00 (€ 6.349,21) versteigert wurde.
Leon Levinstein - Auction history
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled, Mexico [woman and man in uniform]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-mexico-woman-and-man-in-uniform_AID1236400_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled [two women at window]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-two-women-at-window_AID1236385_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - East Harlem [family at window]](/images/leon-levinstein_east-harlem-family-at-window_AID1236378_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled [teenagers lying on Alamo, Astor Place]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-teenagers-lying-on-alamo-astor-place_AID1236356_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - NYC [woman in hotel entry]](/images/leon-levinstein_nyc-woman-in-hotel-entry_AID1216912_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled [two girls lying on the beach, Coney Island, Brooklyn]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-two-girls-lying-on-the-beach-coney-island-brooklyn_AID1216911_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled, Mexico [couple embracing]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-mexico-couple-embracing_AID1216909_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - NYC [man resting his foot on a fire hydrant]](/images/leon-levinstein_nyc-man-resting-his-foot-on-a-fire-hydrant_AID1216908_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - NYC [Times Square, street preacher]](/images/leon-levinstein_nyc-times-square-street-preacher_AID1216907_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled, New York [street scene, men with hands raised]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-new-york-street-scene-men-with-hands-raised_AID1197933_320x320.jpg)
![Leon Levinstein - Untitled [photo on a button]](/images/leon-levinstein_untitled-photo-on-a-button_AID1197932_320x320.jpg)
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