Walker Evans
Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936
Found at
Christies,
New York
An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks, Lot 23
04.Okt - 05.Okt.2018
An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks, Lot 23
04.Okt - 05.Okt.2018
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Price realised: 125.000 USD
Description
gelatin silver print, printed 1930s–1940s
stamped 'Lunn Gallery' credit with numbers '1' and '36', annotated 'BOX NFS' and variously otherwise numbered, all in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.6 cm.)
Acquired from the estate of the artist by George Rinhart, Connecticut; | Harry Lunn, Washington, D.C.; | Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983.
stamped 'Lunn Gallery' credit with numbers '1' and '36', annotated 'BOX NFS' and variously otherwise numbered, all in pencil (verso)
image/sheet: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.6 cm.)
Acquired from the estate of the artist by George Rinhart, Connecticut; | Harry Lunn, Washington, D.C.; | Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1983.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 by Walker Evans was sold in the An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks auction at Christies in New York in October 2018. The price achieved of USD 125,000.00 (€ 110,307.09) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 100,000.00 – 150,000.00. Other works by Walker Evans have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in October 2003 the work Penny Picture Display, Savannah was auctioned for USD 197,900.00 (€ 170,471.19).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Allie Mae Burroughs, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 von Walker Evans wurde im Oktober 2018 in der Auktion An American Journey: The Diann G. and Thomas A. Mann Collection of Photographic Masterworks bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 125.000,00 (€ 110.307,09) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 100.000,00 – 150.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Walker Evans konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Oktober 2003 die Arbeit Penny Picture Display, Savannah für USD 197.900,00 (€ 170.471,19) versteigert.
Walker Evans - Auction history
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