Alex Webb
San Ysidro California (US Mexican Border) 1979
Found at
Christies,
New York (Online Auction)
Photographs, Lot 84
19. Sep - 4. Oct 2023
Photographs, Lot 84
19. Sep - 4. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ALEX WEBB (B. 1952) San Ysidro California (US Mexican Border) 1979 Fuji Crystal archive print, printed later signed, titled, dated, and numbered '4/20' in ink (verso) image: 18 1 ⁄ 4 x 28 in. (46.3 x 71.1 cm.) sheet: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.) This work is number four from an edition of twenty.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work San Ysidro California (US Mexican Border) 1979 by Alex Webb was auctioned at Christies in New York in October this year. The price achieved of USD 6,300.00 (€ 5,961.39) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00. Other works by Alex Webb have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2017 the work Mexicans arrested while trying to cross the border to the United States, San Ysidro, California, 1979 was auctioned for USD 8,125.00 (€ 7,457.55).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit San Ysidro California (US Mexican Border) 1979 von Alex Webb kam im Oktober diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 6.300,00 (€ 5.961,39) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Alex Webb konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2017 die Arbeit Mexicans arrested while trying to cross the border to the United States, San Ysidro, California, 1979 für USD 8.125,00 (€ 7.457,55) versteigert.