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- Shel Silverstein
- Moscow and London, ca. 1960s.
Shel Silverstein
Moscow and London, ca. 1960s.
Estimate: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Price realised: 13.145 USD
Price realised: 13.145 USD
Description
Shel Silverstein (1932-1999)
Moscow and London, ca. 1960s.
two signed 'Silverstein,' one signed 'S.S.'
five pen-and-inks on paper, matted
15¾ x 13½ in. (40 x 34.3 cm.)
[With:] Eight black-and-white portrait photographs of Silverstein and one contact sheet of photographs by William Claxton, used in Playboy, June 1967 in their piece "Silverstein in London." (13)
Moscow and London, ca. 1960s.
two signed 'Silverstein,' one signed 'S.S.'
five pen-and-inks on paper, matted
15¾ x 13½ in. (40 x 34.3 cm.)
[With:] Eight black-and-white portrait photographs of Silverstein and one contact sheet of photographs by William Claxton, used in Playboy, June 1967 in their piece "Silverstein in London." (13)
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
The work Moscow and London, ca. 1960s. by Shel Silverstein was worth USD 13,145.00 (€ 10,435.02) to a buyer in December 2003. This price was achieved in the auction PLAYBOY AT 50 at Christies in New York and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of USD 4,000.00 many times over. Admittedly, works by Shel Silverstein have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Silverstein Among the Hippies in December 2003 with an auction result of USD 65,725.00 (€ 52,175.12).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Moscow and London, ca. 1960s. von Shel Silverstein war einem Käufer im Dezember 2003 USD 13.145,00 (€ 10.435,02) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion PLAYBOY AT 50 bei Christies in New York erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von USD 4.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shel Silverstein auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Silverstein Among the Hippies im Dezember 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 65.725,00 (€ 52.175,12).