Volkmar Wentzel
Library of Congress Entrance, Washington, D.C., c. 1936
Found at
Christies,
New York
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 220
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration, Lot 220
6. Dec - 6. Dec 2012
Estimate: 1.000 - 1.500 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Price realised: 750 USD
Description
VOLKMAR WENTZEL (1915-2006)
Library of Congress Entrance, Washington, D.C., c. 1936
gelatin silver print
date stamps, credit, caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 9½ x 7¾in. (24.1 x 19.7cm.)
mount: 14 x 9in. (35.5 x 22.7cm.)
Library of Congress Entrance, Washington, D.C., c. 1936
gelatin silver print
date stamps, credit, caption and collection labels affixed (on the reverse of the mount)
image: 9½ x 7¾in. (24.1 x 19.7cm.)
mount: 14 x 9in. (35.5 x 22.7cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
In December 2012 a collector was able to acquire the work Library of Congress Entrance, Washington, D.C., c. 1936 by Volkmar Wentzel for USD 750.00 (€ 568.79). This price was achieved in the auction The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration at Christies in New York and was even below the estimate range of USD 1,000.00 – 1,500.00 set by the auction house. Admittedly, works by Volkmar Wentzel have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Atlantic City, NJ, 1958 in December 2012 with an auction result of USD 5,625.00 (€ 4,265.89).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Im Dezember 2012 konnte ein Sammler die Arbeit Library of Congress Entrance, Washington, D.C., c. 1936 von Volkmar Wentzel für USD 750,00 (€ 568,79) erwerben. Dieser Preis wurde in der Auktion The National Geographic Collection: The Art of Exploration bei Christies in New York erzielt und lag noch unterhalb der von dem Auktionshaus angesetzten Schätzpreisspanne von USD 1.000,00 – 1.500,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Volkmar Wentzel auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Atlantic City, NJ, 1958 im Dezember 2012 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 5.625,00 (€ 4.265,89).
Volkmar Wentzel - Auction history
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