William Garnett
Butte, Marble Canyon, Arizona (Vertical Aerial 1000 Ft.)
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, Lot 377
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2010
Photographs from the Polaroid Collection, Lot 377
22. Jun - 22. Jun 2010
Estimate: 6.000 - 8.000 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Price realised: 7.500 USD
Description
William Garnett
1916-2006
'BUTTE, MARBLE CANYON, ARIZONA (VERTICAL AERIAL 1000 FT.)'
mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, titled in pencil and with the photographer's '3777 El Sereno, Altadena, California, Sycamore 78483' studio stamp and a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed credit and title and accession information in ink, on the reverse, framed, a Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse, 1954, printed no later than 1957 (Aerial Photographs, pl. 50)
13 3/8 by 10¼ in. (34 by 26 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer in June 1957 for the Library Collection
1916-2006
'BUTTE, MARBLE CANYON, ARIZONA (VERTICAL AERIAL 1000 FT.)'
mounted, signed and dated in pencil on the mount, titled in pencil and with the photographer's '3777 El Sereno, Altadena, California, Sycamore 78483' studio stamp and a 'Photography Collection of the Polaroid Corporation' label, with typed credit and title and accession information in ink, on the reverse, framed, a Polaroid Collection stamp on the reverse, 1954, printed no later than 1957 (Aerial Photographs, pl. 50)
13 3/8 by 10¼ in. (34 by 26 cm.)
Acquired from the photographer in June 1957 for the Library Collection
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Butte, Marble Canyon, Arizona (Vertical Aerial 1000 Ft.) by William Garnett was sold in the Photographs from the Polaroid Collection auction at Sothebys in New York in June 2010. It changed hands for a price of USD 7,500.00 (€ 6,102.03) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 6,000.00 – 8,000.00. Admittedly, works by William Garnett have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Plowed Field, Arvin, Calif. (Vertical Aerial 500 Ft.) in June 2010 with an auction result of USD 50,000.00 (€ 40,680.17).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Butte, Marble Canyon, Arizona (Vertical Aerial 1000 Ft.) von William Garnett wurde im Juni 2010 in der Auktion Photographs from the Polaroid Collection bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 7.500,00 (€ 6.102,03) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 6.000,00 – 8.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von William Garnett auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Plowed Field, Arvin, Calif. (Vertical Aerial 500 Ft.) im Juni 2010 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 40.680,17).
William Garnett - Auction history
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