William Klein
Smoke And Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue)
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs, Lot 22
24. Apr - 25. Apr 2006
Photographs, Lot 22
24. Apr - 25. Apr 2006
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WILLIAM KLEIN (b. 1928)
Smoke and Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue)
gelatin silver print
signed, titled and dated (on the reverse of the flush-mount)
19½ x 15 5/8in. (49.5 x 39.7cm.)
Smoke and Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue)
gelatin silver print
signed, titled and dated (on the reverse of the flush-mount)
19½ x 15 5/8in. (49.5 x 39.7cm.)
A top price for William Klein
This artwork by William Klein achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in April 2006. In the Photographs auction, the work Smoke And Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue) sold for USD 144,000.00 (€ 114,068.44) - well above the upper estimate of USD 60,000.00. This high result makes Smoke And Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue) the most expensive artwork by William Klein that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für William Klein
Dieses Kunstwerk von William Klein erzielte im April 2006 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Smoke And Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue) für USD 144.000,00 (€ 114.068,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 60.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Smoke And Veil, Paris, 1958 (Vogue) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von William Klein, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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