Tina Modotti
Interior Of Church Tower At Tepotzotlán, Mexico
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 58
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2020
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 58
14. Jul - 14. Jul 2020
Estimate: 200.000 - 300.000 USD
Price realised: 500.000 USD
Price realised: 500.000 USD
Description
TINA MODOTTI
1896-1942
INTERIOR OF CHURCH TOWER AT TEPOTZOTLÁN, MEXICO
platinum print, tipped to a buff paper mount, signed and dated by the photographer and with possible autograph by 'Carlos Mérida’ in pencil on the mount, framed, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Museum of New Mexico exhibition labels on the reverse, 1924
9½ by 7⅛ in. (24.1 by 18.9 cm.)
Estate of Carlos Mérida | Ava Vargas & Roberto Rochin, Pasadena | Fahey/Klein Gallery, 1991 | Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1992
1896-1942
INTERIOR OF CHURCH TOWER AT TEPOTZOTLÁN, MEXICO
platinum print, tipped to a buff paper mount, signed and dated by the photographer and with possible autograph by 'Carlos Mérida’ in pencil on the mount, framed, Howard Greenberg Gallery and Museum of New Mexico exhibition labels on the reverse, 1924
9½ by 7⅛ in. (24.1 by 18.9 cm.)
Estate of Carlos Mérida | Ava Vargas & Roberto Rochin, Pasadena | Fahey/Klein Gallery, 1991 | Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York, 1992
Upper estimate price exceeded by 67 %.
The work Interior Of Church Tower At Tepotzotlán, Mexico by Tina Modotti was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2020. It achieved a price of USD 500,000.00 (€ 424,664.52), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 67%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Tina Modotti; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Telephone Wires, Mexico sold at auction in April 2019 with the realized price of USD 692,000.00 (€ 617,801.98).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 67 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Interior Of Church Tower At Tepotzotlán, Mexico von Tina Modotti kam im Juli 2020 bei Sothebys in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 500.000,00 (€ 424.664,52) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 67%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Tina Modotti; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Telephone Wires, Mexico im April 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 692.000,00 (€ 617.801,98).
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