Paul Calle

"First Man On The Moon" Cover, With Original Sketch, Signed

Found at Sothebys, New York
Space Exploration, Lot 173
29. Nov - 29. Nov 2018
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 2.750 USD
Calle, Paul
"FIRST MAN ON THE MOON" COVER, WITH ORIGINAL SKETCH, SIGNED
Pencil on paper envelope , 9 ⅞ by 4 ⅛ inches, signed "Paul Calle", with "First Man on the Moon" stamp cancelled "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE", Moon Landing postmark dated July 20, 1969, and Washington, D.C. postmark, dated September 9, 1969. 

Upper estimate price exceeded by 83 %.

This artwork by Paul Calle achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in November 2018. In the Space Exploration auction, the work "First Man On The Moon" Cover, With Original Sketch, Signed sold for USD 2,750.00 (€ 2,428.68) - well above the upper estimate of USD 1,500.00. Admittedly, works by Paul Calle have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Carrying Place in November 2018 with an auction result of USD 16,250.00 (€ 14,351.32).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 83 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Paul Calle erzielte im November 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Space Exploration wurde die Arbeit "First Man On The Moon" Cover, With Original Sketch, Signed für USD 2.750,00 (€ 2.428,68) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Paul Calle auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Carrying Place im November 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 16.250,00 (€ 14.351,32).

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