Berenice Abbott
El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936
Found at
Christies,
New York
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Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Price realised: 10.080 USD
Description
BERENICE ABBOTT (1898–1991)
El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936
signed in pencil 'Berenice Abbott' (lower right on the mount); stamped photographer's Abbott, Maine credit (on the reverse of the mount)
gelatin silver print, printed later
image/sheet: 9 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄2 in. (24.2 x 19 cm.)
mount: 15 1⁄4 x 14 in. (38.8 x 35.5 cm.)
El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936
signed in pencil 'Berenice Abbott' (lower right on the mount); stamped photographer's Abbott, Maine credit (on the reverse of the mount)
gelatin silver print, printed later
image/sheet: 9 1⁄2 x 7 1⁄2 in. (24.2 x 19 cm.)
mount: 15 1⁄4 x 14 in. (38.8 x 35.5 cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 68 %.
The work El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936 by Berenice Abbott was auctioned at Christies in New York in May last year. It achieved a price of USD 10,080.00 (€ 9,393.35), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 68%. Admittedly, works by Berenice Abbott have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work New York At Night, 1932 in October 2013 with an auction result of USD 87,500.00 (€ 64,366.63).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 68 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit El: Second and Third Avenue Lines Bowery and Division Street, Manhattan, 1936 von Berenice Abbott kam im Mai letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 10.080,00 (€ 9.393,35) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 68%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Berenice Abbott auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit New York At Night, 1932 im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 64.366,63).
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