Walker Evans
African Negro Art: Photographs by Walker Evans
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 USD
Price realised: 13.145 USD
Price realised: 13.145 USD
Description
WALKER EVANS
African Negro Art: Photographs by Walker Evans
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1935. 18 gelatin silver prints. 8 with credit and annotation, from MoMA's 1935 exhibition "African Negro Art" by Miller in pencil on the reverse of the mount. Varying sizes from 9 3/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.7 x 18.1cm.) to 7 x 3¼in. (17.8 x 7.8cm.) In quarto folding box with cloth covers, tie fastenings and impressed red lettering. (18)
African Negro Art: Photographs by Walker Evans
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1935. 18 gelatin silver prints. 8 with credit and annotation, from MoMA's 1935 exhibition "African Negro Art" by Miller in pencil on the reverse of the mount. Varying sizes from 9 3/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.7 x 18.1cm.) to 7 x 3¼in. (17.8 x 7.8cm.) In quarto folding box with cloth covers, tie fastenings and impressed red lettering. (18)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work African Negro Art: Photographs by Walker Evans by Walker Evans was auctioned at Christies in New York in November 2003, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 15,000.00 – 20,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 13,145.00 (€ 10,958.73). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Walker Evans achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Penny Picture Display, Savannah in October 2003 with an auction result of USD 197,900.00 (€ 170,471.19).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit African Negro Art: Photographs by Walker Evans von Walker Evans im November 2003 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 15.000,00 – 20.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 13.145,00 (€ 10.958,73) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Walker Evans erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Penny Picture Display, Savannah im Oktober 2003 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 197.900,00 (€ 170.471,19).
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