William Mortensen
"MD" (Girl with Shawl), 1930s; Miss Jean Harlow, 1930s; Self-Portrait, c. 1942
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley, Lot 243
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2007
Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley, Lot 243
14. Feb - 14. Feb 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WILLIAM MORTENSEN (1897-1965)
"MD" (Girl with Shawl), 1930s; Miss Jean Harlow, 1930s; Self-Portrait, c. 1942
3 gelatin silver prints
two with titles etched in the print; one signed, titled and artist's stamp (on the mount)
dimensions range from 10¼ x 7 5/8in. (25.9 x 19.3cm.) to 12¾ x 9¼in. (32.3 x 23.4cm.) (3)
"MD" (Girl with Shawl), 1930s; Miss Jean Harlow, 1930s; Self-Portrait, c. 1942
3 gelatin silver prints
two with titles etched in the print; one signed, titled and artist's stamp (on the mount)
dimensions range from 10¼ x 7 5/8in. (25.9 x 19.3cm.) to 12¾ x 9¼in. (32.3 x 23.4cm.) (3)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work "MD" (Girl with Shawl), 1930s; Miss Jean Harlow, 1930s; Self-Portrait, c. 1942 by William Mortensen was sold in the Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley auction at Christies in New York in February 2007. The price achieved of USD 4,560.00 (€ 3,446.71) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Other works by William Mortensen have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in February 2007 the work Salutation; Nude; and Jeanne Crain, 1943 was auctioned for USD 6,000.00 (€ 4,535.15).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit "MD" (Girl with Shawl), 1930s; Miss Jean Harlow, 1930s; Self-Portrait, c. 1942 von William Mortensen wurde im Februar 2007 in der Auktion Photographs From The Estate of Thomas T. Solley bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 4.560,00 (€ 3.446,71) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von William Mortensen konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im Februar 2007 die Arbeit Salutation; Nude; and Jeanne Crain, 1943 für USD 6.000,00 (€ 4.535,15) versteigert.
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