Walter Chappell
Photograph 2-55
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, Lot 373
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2010
Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, Lot 373
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2010
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Price realised: 4.375 USD
Description
Walter Chappell
1925-2000
'PHOTOGRAPH 2-55'
mounted, signed and dated in ink on the mount, initialed and titled in pencil and with a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed title and credit and accession information in ink, on the reverse, 1955, printed no later than 1959
7 5/8 by 9 1/2 in. (19.4 by 24.1 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer in August 1959 for the Library Collection
1925-2000
'PHOTOGRAPH 2-55'
mounted, signed and dated in ink on the mount, initialed and titled in pencil and with a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed title and credit and accession information in ink, on the reverse, 1955, printed no later than 1959
7 5/8 by 9 1/2 in. (19.4 by 24.1 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer in August 1959 for the Library Collection
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Photograph 2-55 by Walter Chappell was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in June 2010, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 4,375.00 (€ 3,559.52). Admittedly, works by Walter Chappell have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Gestures Of Infinity in June 2010 with an auction result of USD 20,000.00 (€ 16,272.07).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Photograph 2-55 von Walter Chappell im Juni 2010 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 4.375,00 (€ 3.559,52) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Walter Chappell auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Gestures Of Infinity im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 20.000,00 (€ 16.272,07).
Walter Chappell - Auction history
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