Maynard Owen Williams
Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 80
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 80
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Description
MAYNARD OWEN WILLIAMS (1888-1963)
Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931
gelatin silver print
various annotations in pencil/ink and publication label affixed (on the mount); various annotations in pencil/ink, various stamps, publication labels and typed credit, date, caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 8 x 5¾in. (20.8 x 15cm.)
mount: 12 x 7¾in. (30.9 x 20.2cm.)
Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931
gelatin silver print
various annotations in pencil/ink and publication label affixed (on the mount); various annotations in pencil/ink, various stamps, publication labels and typed credit, date, caption on collection label affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 8 x 5¾in. (20.8 x 15cm.)
mount: 12 x 7¾in. (30.9 x 20.2cm.)
A top price for Maynard Owen Williams - as previously expected
The work Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931 by Maynard Owen Williams was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2012. It changed hands for a price of USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,085.55) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931 is the most expensive artwork by Maynard Owen Williams that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931 von Maynard Owen Williams kam im Dezember 2012 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.085,55) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 2.000,00 – 3.000,00. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Citroen-Haardt Trans-Asiatic Expedition, Herat, Afghanistan, May 21, 1931 das teuerste Kunstwerk von Maynard Owen Williams, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Maynard Owen Williams - Auction history
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