Ralph Eugene Meatyard
Untitled (Boy Leaning Against Tree), 1963
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, Lot 14
05.Okt - 14.Okt.2020
The Unseen Eye: Photographs from the W.M. Hunt Collection, Lot 14
05.Okt - 14.Okt.2020
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 1.750 USD
Price realised: 1.750 USD
Description
gelatin silver print
signed by Madelyn Meatyard in ink (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.1 x 17.5 cm.)
Photofind Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
signed by Madelyn Meatyard in ink (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed exhibition labels (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19.1 x 17.5 cm.)
Photofind Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1990.
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Untitled (Boy Leaning Against Tree), 1963 by Ralph Eugene Meatyard was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,750.00 (€ 1,502.53). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ralph Eugene Meatyard achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled, (Flag - derelict interior with Christopher), 1960 in April 2007 with an auction result of USD 33,600.00 (€ 24,597.36).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Boy Leaning Against Tree), 1963 von Ralph Eugene Meatyard im Oktober 2020 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 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.750,00 (€ 1.502,53) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ralph Eugene Meatyard erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled, (Flag - derelict interior with Christopher), 1960 im April 2007 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 33.600,00 (€ 24.597,36).
Ralph Eugene Meatyard - Auction history
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