Cecil Beaton
Audrey Hepburn, 1954
Found at
Christies,
New York
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 194
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
The Collection of Paul F. Walter, Lot 194
26.Sep - 27.Sep.2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
gelatin silver print
stamped photographer's credit, stamped 'Beaton Studio/Sotheby Parke Bernet' with number '1/4', titled by the artist and numbered 'C. B. 4530 - 108' in pencil (verso)
Image/sheet: 10 x 9 in. (25.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Photographic Images and Other Material from the Beaton Studio; Sotheby's Belgravia, London, 1977, lot 181.
stamped photographer's credit, stamped 'Beaton Studio/Sotheby Parke Bernet' with number '1/4', titled by the artist and numbered 'C. B. 4530 - 108' in pencil (verso)
Image/sheet: 10 x 9 in. (25.5 x 22.9 cm.)
Photographic Images and Other Material from the Beaton Studio; Sotheby's Belgravia, London, 1977, lot 181.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 96 %.
This artwork by Cecil Beaton achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in September 2017. In the The Collection of Paul F. Walter auction, the work Audrey Hepburn, 1954 sold for USD 13,750.00 (€ 11,639.72) - well above the upper estimate of USD 7,000.00. Admittedly, works by Cecil Beaton have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, 1963 in September 2017 with an auction result of GBP 93,750.00 (€ 106,360.58).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 96 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Cecil Beaton erzielte im September 2017 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion The Collection of Paul F. Walter wurde die Arbeit Audrey Hepburn, 1954 für USD 13.750,00 (€ 11.639,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 7.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Cecil Beaton auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle, 1963 im September 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 93.750,00 (€ 106.360,58).
Cecil Beaton - Auction history
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