Brassaï
La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, c. 1932
Found at
Christies,
New York
Visionaries: Photographs from the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Collection, Lot 23
10.Okt - 10.Okt.2017
Visionaries: Photographs from the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Collection, Lot 23
10.Okt - 10.Okt.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
ferrotyped gelatin silver print
stamped photographer's '74, rue de la Glacière' copyright credit, annotated 'Colette' and numbered '15' in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.4 x 17.7 cm.)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982.
stamped photographer's '74, rue de la Glacière' copyright credit, annotated 'Colette' and numbered '15' in pencil (verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed gallery label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.4 x 17.7 cm.)
Robert Miller Gallery, New York; | acquired from the above by the present owner, 1982.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, c. 1932 by Brassaï was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2017. The price achieved of USD 30,000.00 (€ 25,755.49) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 25,000.00 – 35,000.00. Other works by Brassaï have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in April 2001 the work Ciel Postiche (False Sky) was auctioned for USD 44,650.00 (€ 50,315.53).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit La Môme Bijou, Bar de la Lune, Paris, c. 1932 von Brassaï kam im Oktober 2017 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 30.000,00 (€ 25.755,49) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 25.000,00 – 35.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Brassaï konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im April 2001 die Arbeit Ciel Postiche (False Sky) für USD 44.650,00 (€ 50.315,53) versteigert.
Brassaï - Auction history
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