Paul Calle
[Armstrong Suiting Up On Morning Of Apollo 11 Launch], July 16, 1969
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Price realised: 6.875 USD
Description
Calle, Paul
[ARMSTRONG SUITING UP ON MORNING OF APOLLO 11 LAUNCH], JULY 16, 1969
Pen-and-ink on paper, 9 by 12 inches, signed lower right "Paul Calle" and dated "July 16, 1969".
Ex Paul Calle Collection
[ARMSTRONG SUITING UP ON MORNING OF APOLLO 11 LAUNCH], JULY 16, 1969
Pen-and-ink on paper, 9 by 12 inches, signed lower right "Paul Calle" and dated "July 16, 1969".
Ex Paul Calle Collection
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Armstrong Suiting Up On Morning Of Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969 by Paul Calle was sold in the Space Exploration auction at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. The price achieved of USD 6,875.00 (€ 6,071.71) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 6,000.00 – 9,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Paul Calle - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Carrying Place, which sold at auction in November 2018 for USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,351.32).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Armstrong Suiting Up On Morning Of Apollo 11 Launch, July 16, 1969 von Paul Calle wurde im November 2018 in der Auktion Space Exploration bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.875,00 (€ 6.071,71) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 6.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Paul Calle mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Carrying Place beobachtet, die im November 2018 für USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.351,32) versteigert wurde.