Russell Lee
Oil Field Worker Drinking Water, Kilgore, Texas, 1939
Found at
Christies,
New York
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 262
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs, Lot 262
17. Feb - 18. Feb. 2016
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Price realised: 3.000 USD
Description
gelatin silver print
signed and variously numbered in pencil, with typed credit, title, and date, F.S.A. and credit stamps, variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (17 x 24.8 cm.)
sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.7 x 25.5 cm.)
Christie's, New York, April 7, 2011, lot 253; | Acquired at the above sale through agent.
signed and variously numbered in pencil, with typed credit, title, and date, F.S.A. and credit stamps, variously numbered in pencil (verso)
image: 6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in. (17 x 24.8 cm.)
sheet: 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.7 x 25.5 cm.)
Christie's, New York, April 7, 2011, lot 253; | Acquired at the above sale through agent.
Sold at the lower estimate price
The work Oil Field Worker Drinking Water, Kilgore, Texas, 1939 by Russell Lee was sold in the Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs auction at Christies in New York in February 2016. The result of USD 3,000.00 (€ 2,760.40) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00. Admittedly, works by Russell Lee have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Pie Town, New Mexico. in November 2002 with an auction result of GBP 12,925.00 (€ 20,239.88).
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Die Arbeit Oil Field Worker Drinking Water, Kilgore, Texas, 1939 von Russell Lee wurde im Februar 2016 in der Auktion Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs bei Christies in New York versteigert. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 3.000,00 (€ 2.760,40) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Russell Lee auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Pie Town, New Mexico. im November 2002 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 12.925,00 (€ 20.239,88).
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