Martha Walter
Italian Group Detention Room, Ellis Island, 1922
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 4.688 USD
Price realised: 4.688 USD
Description
Martha Walter
1875 - 1976
ITALIAN GROUP DETENTION ROOM, ELLIS ISLAND, 1922
signed Martha Walter (upper right); stamped with the artist's estate stamp and titled Italian Group Detention Room/ Ellis Island and dated 1922 (on the reverse)
oil on board
13 7/8 by 17 3/4 in.
35.3 by 45.1 cm.
David David, Inc., Philadelphia | Hammer Galleries, New York
1875 - 1976
ITALIAN GROUP DETENTION ROOM, ELLIS ISLAND, 1922
signed Martha Walter (upper right); stamped with the artist's estate stamp and titled Italian Group Detention Room/ Ellis Island and dated 1922 (on the reverse)
oil on board
13 7/8 by 17 3/4 in.
35.3 by 45.1 cm.
David David, Inc., Philadelphia | Hammer Galleries, New York
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Italian Group Detention Room, Ellis Island, 1922 by Martha Walter was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2013, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 4,688.00 (€ 3,560.15). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Martha Walter achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Pink Umbrella in September 2008 with an auction result of USD 266,500.00 (€ 189,262.13).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Italian Group Detention Room, Ellis Island, 1922 von Martha Walter im April 2013 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 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 4.688,00 (€ 3.560,15) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Martha Walter erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Pink Umbrella im September 2008 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 266.500,00 (€ 189.262,13).
Martha Walter - Auction history
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