Roy Decarava
Couple Dancing, 1956
Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Price realised: 50.000 USD
Description
ROY DECARAVA (1919-2009)
Couple dancing, 1956
gelatin silver print, printed 1982
signed, dated (twice), copyright notation in ink and credit stamp (in the margin); credit stamp (on the verso)
image: 13 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (23.8 x 22.4cm.)
sheet: 13½ x 9 3/8in. (34.7 x 24.3cm.)
Couple dancing, 1956
gelatin silver print, printed 1982
signed, dated (twice), copyright notation in ink and credit stamp (in the margin); credit stamp (on the verso)
image: 13 1/8 x 8 5/8in. (23.8 x 22.4cm.)
sheet: 13½ x 9 3/8in. (34.7 x 24.3cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 43 %.
In October 2013 Christies in New York held the auction Photographs, which included the work Couple Dancing, 1956 by Roy DeCarava. The »bidding war« ended at USD 50,000.00 (€ 36,780.93), 43% above the upper estimate. Other works by Roy DeCarava have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 72,500.00 (€ 64,993.28) in October 2019 for the work Hallway, New York.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 43 % übertroffen
Im Oktober 2013 führte Christies in New York die Auktion Photographs durch, in der auch die Arbeit Couple Dancing, 1956 von Roy DeCarava zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 36.780,93) und damit 43% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Andere Arbeiten von Roy DeCarava haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 72.500,00 (€ 64.993,28) im Oktober 2019 für die Arbeit Hallway, New York beobachtet.
Roy DeCarava - Auction history
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