Don McCullin
Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
Photographs, Lot 140
16. May - 16. May 2019
Photographs, Lot 140
16. May - 16. May 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
1968
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
52 x 34 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)
Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Acquired directly from the artist | Marc Carter, London
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
52 x 34 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.)
Signed, titled, dated and annotated in pencil on the verso.
Acquired directly from the artist | Marc Carter, London
A top price for Don McCullin
This artwork by Don McCullin achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in London in May 2019. In the Photographs auction, the work Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue sold for GBP 25,000.00 (€ 28,298.50) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 9,000.00. This high result makes Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue the most expensive artwork by Don McCullin that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Don McCullin
Dieses Kunstwerk von Don McCullin erzielte im Mai 2019 bei Phillips in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue für GBP 25.000,00 (€ 28.298,50) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 9.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Shell-shocked US Marine, The Battle of Hue zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Don McCullin, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Don McCullin - Auction history
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