Morris Engel
Coney Island Fountain, 1937
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 277
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Photographs Including Crossing America: Photographs from The Consolidated Freightways Collection, Part II, Lot 277
19. Dec - 19. Dec 2011
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 938 USD
Price realised: 938 USD
Description
MORRIS ENGEL (1918-2005)
Coney Island Fountain, 1937
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed, titled and dated in ink (in the margin); signed and annotated 'vintage print' in ink (on the reverse of the mount)
8¼ x 8in. (21 x 20.4cm.)
Coney Island Fountain, 1937
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed, titled and dated in ink (in the margin); signed and annotated 'vintage print' in ink (on the reverse of the mount)
8¼ x 8in. (21 x 20.4cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Coney Island Fountain, 1937 by Morris Engel was auctioned at Christies in New York in December 2011, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 937.50 (€ 722.65). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Morris Engel achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Harlem Merchant, New York, 1937 in October 2007 with an auction result of USD 20,000.00 (€ 13,823.61).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Coney Island Fountain, 1937 von Morris Engel im Dezember 2011 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 937,50 (€ 722,65) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Morris Engel erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Harlem Merchant, New York, 1937 im Oktober 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 13.823,61).
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