Roy DeCarava
Billie Holiday and Hazel Scott at a Party
Found at
Phillips,
New York
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 39
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Lot 39
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2017
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Price realised: 18.750 USD
Description
1957
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm)
Signed and dated in ink in the margin; title, date, credit and copyright notation in pencil on the verso.
DeCarava Foundation, New York, 1999
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
10 x 12 3/4 in. (25.4 x 32.4 cm)
Signed and dated in ink in the margin; title, date, credit and copyright notation in pencil on the verso.
DeCarava Foundation, New York, 1999
Upper estimate price exceeded by 25 %.
The work Billie Holiday and Hazel Scott at a Party by Roy DeCarava was auctioned at Phillips in New York in October 2017. It achieved a price of USD 18,750.00 (€ 16,097.18), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 25%. Admittedly, works by Roy DeCarava have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hallway, New York in October 2019 with an auction result of USD 72,500.00 (€ 64,993.28).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 25 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Billie Holiday and Hazel Scott at a Party von Roy DeCarava kam im Oktober 2017 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 18.750,00 (€ 16.097,18) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 25%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Roy DeCarava auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hallway, New York im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 72.500,00 (€ 64.993,28).
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