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- Richard Fegley
- Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995
Richard Fegley
Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Year of the Rabbit: The Playboy Collection, Lot 120
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2010
The Year of the Rabbit: The Playboy Collection, Lot 120
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2010
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 2.000 USD
Price realised: 2.000 USD
Description
RICHARD FEGLEY
Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995
chromogenic print, mounted on gatefold layout board
initialed by Hugh Hefner, various unknown hands in red wax pencil/pencil/ink and date stamp '1995 Apr 6' (on the mount)
23 x 11 1/8in. (58.2 x 28.2cm.) (print); 28 x 14 7/8in. (66 x 37.8cm.) (board, overall)
Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995
chromogenic print, mounted on gatefold layout board
initialed by Hugh Hefner, various unknown hands in red wax pencil/pencil/ink and date stamp '1995 Apr 6' (on the mount)
23 x 11 1/8in. (58.2 x 28.2cm.) (print); 28 x 14 7/8in. (66 x 37.8cm.) (board, overall)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In December 2010 Christies in New York held the auction The Year of the Rabbit: The Playboy Collection, which included the work Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995 by Richard Fegley. The price achieved of USD 2,000.00 (€ 1,507.27) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 1,500.00 – 2,500.00. Other works by Richard Fegley have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in December 2010 the work Priscilla Taylor, March Playmate of the Month, 1996 was auctioned for USD 3,500.00 (€ 2,637.73).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im Dezember 2010 führte Christies in New York die Auktion The Year of the Rabbit: The Playboy Collection durch, in der auch die Arbeit Rachel Jean Marteen, August Playmate of the Month, 1995 von Richard Fegley zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.000,00 (€ 1.507,27) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 1.500,00 – 2.500,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Richard Fegley konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Dezember 2010 die Arbeit Priscilla Taylor, March Playmate of the Month, 1996 für USD 3.500,00 (€ 2.637,73) versteigert.