Edward Steichen
'Calla Lily'
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 24
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 24
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
'Calla Lily'
gelatin silver print, titled by the photographer and with credit in Grace Mayer's hand in pencil on the reverse, framed, circa 1921
image: 9 ½ by 7 ½ in. (24.1 by 19.1 cm.)
frame: 17 ¼ by 15 in. (43.8 by 38.1 cm.)
Collection of Shirley Carter Burden | By descent through family to the present owners
1879 - 1973
'Calla Lily'
gelatin silver print, titled by the photographer and with credit in Grace Mayer's hand in pencil on the reverse, framed, circa 1921
image: 9 ½ by 7 ½ in. (24.1 by 19.1 cm.)
frame: 17 ¼ by 15 in. (43.8 by 38.1 cm.)
Collection of Shirley Carter Burden | By descent through family to the present owners
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work 'Calla Lily' by Edward Steichen was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in April 2021, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 40,000.00 – 60,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 37,800.00 (€ 31,421.45). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Edward Steichen achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Flatiron in November last year with an auction result of USD 11,840,000.00 (€ 11,469,534.05).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit 'Calla Lily' von Edward Steichen im April 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 40.000,00 – 60.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 37.800,00 (€ 31.421,45) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Edward Steichen erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Flatiron im November letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 11.840.000,00 (€ 11.469.534,05).
Edward Steichen - Auction history
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