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Berenice Abbott
Selected Images of New York
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve, Lot 54
21. Jul - 28. Jul 2021
Bette Davis Eyes and Other Natural Phenomena: Photographs at No Reserve, Lot 54
21. Jul - 28. Jul 2021
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 1.260 USD
Price realised: 1.260 USD
Description
Berenice Abbott
1898 - 1991
Selected Images of New York
a group of 3 gelatin silver prints, comprising Doorway: 204 West 13th Street; Firehouse: Park Avenue and East 135th; and Burns Bros. Coal Elevator and USS Illinois: Armory for Naval Reserves, West 135 Street Pier, each with the Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' stamp on the reverse, 1935-37 (3)
images: each approximately 7 ¾ by 9 ½ in. (19.7 by 24.1 cm.) or the reverse
1898 - 1991
Selected Images of New York
a group of 3 gelatin silver prints, comprising Doorway: 204 West 13th Street; Firehouse: Park Avenue and East 135th; and Burns Bros. Coal Elevator and USS Illinois: Armory for Naval Reserves, West 135 Street Pier, each with the Federal Art Project 'Changing New York' stamp on the reverse, 1935-37 (3)
images: each approximately 7 ¾ by 9 ½ in. (19.7 by 24.1 cm.) or the reverse
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Selected Images of New York by Berenice Abbott was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in July 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 6,000.00 – 9,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 1,260.00 (€ 1,062.04). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Berenice Abbott achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work New York At Night, 1932 in October 2013 with an auction result of USD 87,500.00 (€ 64,366.63).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Selected Images of New York von Berenice Abbott im Juli 2021 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 6.000,00 – 9.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 1.260,00 (€ 1.062,04) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Berenice Abbott erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit New York At Night, 1932 im Oktober 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 87.500,00 (€ 64.366,63).