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- The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night
Benton M. Spruance
The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night
Found at
Christies,
Sydney (Online Auction)
Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century, Lot 45
8. Aug - 18. Aug 2023
Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century, Lot 45
8. Aug - 18. Aug 2023
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
Description
BENTON M. SPRUANCE (1904-1967) The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night the set of four lithographs, on Rives BFK paper, 1937, each signed, titled and dated in pencil, variously numbered from the edition of 40, with full margins Each Image: 13 3 ⁄ 4 x 19 in. (349 x 483 mm.) Each Sheet: 16 x 22 7 ⁄ 8 in. (406 x 581 mm.)
A top price for Benton Murdoch Spruance
In August this year Christies in Sydney held the auction Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century, which included the work The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night by Benton Murdoch Spruance. The »bidding war« ended at USD 35,280.00 (€ 32,549.13), 18% above the upper estimate. With this result, The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night is even the most expensive work of art by Benton Murdoch Spruance that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Benton Murdoch Spruance
Im August diesen Jahres führte Christies in Sydney die Auktion Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century durch, in der auch die Arbeit The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night von Benton Murdoch Spruance zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von USD 35.280,00 (€ 32.549,13) und damit 18% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Mit diesem Ergebnis ist The People Work - Morning, Noon, Evening, Night sogar das teuerste Kunstwerk von Benton Murdoch Spruance, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.