Wright Morris
Gano grain elevator, 1940; and Ed's drawer
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Price realised: 4.200 USD
Description
1947
Two gelatin silver prints from Wright Morris Portfolio, printed 1980.
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm) and the reverse.
Signed in pencil on the verso and on the mount respectively.
Two gelatin silver prints from Wright Morris Portfolio, printed 1980.
9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm) and the reverse.
Signed in pencil on the verso and on the mount respectively.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 40 %.
The work Gano grain elevator, 1940; and Ed's drawer by Wright Morris was auctioned at Phillips in New York in December 2006. It achieved a price of USD 4,200.00 (€ 3,182.54), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 40%. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Wright Morris - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Wright Morris, which sold at auction in October 2011 for USD 11,875.00 (€ 8,514.38).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 40 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Gano grain elevator, 1940; and Ed's drawer von Wright Morris kam im Dezember 2006 bei Phillips in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 4.200,00 (€ 3.182,54) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 40%. Für andere Arbeiten von Wright Morris mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Wright Morris beobachtet, die im Oktober 2011 für USD 11.875,00 (€ 8.514,38) versteigert wurde.
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