Shomei Tomatsu
Angel Shattered by the Atomic Bomb at Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki from Nagasaki 11:02
Found at
Phillips,
New York Auction
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw, Lot 40
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw, Lot 40
4. Oct - 4. Oct 2018
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 6.000 USD
Price realised: 6.000 USD
Description
1961
Gelatin silver print, printed 1980.
11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Signed and dated in pencil on the mount.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2004
Gelatin silver print, printed 1980.
11 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Signed and dated in pencil on the mount.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2004
Sold at the lower estimate price
In October 2018 Phillips in New York held the auction A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw, which included the work Angel Shattered by the Atomic Bomb at Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki from Nagasaki 11:02 by Shomei Tomatsu. The result of USD 6,000.00 (€ 5,294.74) was exactly at the lower end of the estimate range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by Shomei Tomatsu have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Untitled (series 'Chewing Gum and Chocolate, Yokosuka'), 1958 in November last year with an auction result of EUR 37,800.00.
Zuschlag beim unteren Schätzpreis
Im Oktober 2018 führte Phillips in New York die Auktion A Constant Pursuit: Photographs from the Collection of Ed Cohen & Victoria Shaw durch, in der auch die Arbeit Angel Shattered by the Atomic Bomb at Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki from Nagasaki 11:02 von Shomei Tomatsu zur Versteigerung kam. Das dabei erzielte Ergebnis von USD 6.000,00 (€ 5.294,74) entsprach exakt dem unteren Ende der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Shomei Tomatsu auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Untitled (series 'Chewing Gum and Chocolate, Yokosuka'), 1958 im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 37.800,00.
Shomei Tomatsu - Auction history
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