Mike Disfarmer
Two Pals with Cigarettes
Found at
Bonhams,
London
The Male Form, Lot 6
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2021
The Male Form, Lot 6
16. Jun - 16. Jun 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
A Curated Selection by Henry Miller
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959)
Two Pals with Cigarettes
printed posthumously, blind stamped 'The Disfarmer Collection - Authorized Edition' (lower right), 'The Disfarmer Collection' hand stamp and numbered in pencil '14/75' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
18.5 x 31.5cm (7 5/16 x 12 3/8in). (sheet 27 x 35cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/4in)).
Executed in 1944
Mike Disfarmer (American, 1884-1959)
Two Pals with Cigarettes
printed posthumously, blind stamped 'The Disfarmer Collection - Authorized Edition' (lower right), 'The Disfarmer Collection' hand stamp and numbered in pencil '14/75' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
18.5 x 31.5cm (7 5/16 x 12 3/8in). (sheet 27 x 35cm (10 3/4 x 13 3/4in)).
Executed in 1944
A top price for Mike Disfarmer
When the work Two Pals with Cigarettes by Mike Disfarmer was auctioned at Bonhams in London in June 2021, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 1,500.00 but the actual price achieved was more than eight times as high at GBP 12,750.00 (€ 14,857.06). This high result makes Two Pals with Cigarettes the most expensive artwork by Mike Disfarmer that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Mike Disfarmer
Als die Arbeit Two Pals with Cigarettes von Mike Disfarmer im Juni 2021 bei Bonhams in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 1.500,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 12.750,00 (€ 14.857,06) mehr als achtmal so hoch. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Two Pals with Cigarettes zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Mike Disfarmer, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Mike Disfarmer - Auction history
