Francesca Woodman - Polka Dots

Francesca Woodman

Polka Dots

Found at Sothebys, New York
Classic Photographs, Lot 121
3. Oct - 3. Oct 2019
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
FRANCESCA WOODMAN
1958-1981
POLKA DOTS
framed, 1976
5½ by 5½ in. (14 by 14 cm.)
Gift of the photographer, circa 1976
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A top price for Francesca Woodman

This artwork by Francesca Woodman achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in October 2019. In the Classic Photographs auction, the work Polka Dots sold for USD 200,000.00 (€ 179,291.80) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. This high result makes Polka Dots the most expensive artwork by Francesca Woodman that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Francesca Woodman

Dieses Kunstwerk von Francesca Woodman erzielte im Oktober 2019 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Classic Photographs wurde die Arbeit Polka Dots für USD 200.000,00 (€ 179.291,80) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Polka Dots zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Francesca Woodman, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

Francesca Woodman - Auction history

XX.XXX
Francesca Woodman - N.307.1 / New York
N.307.1 / New York
Apr 2024
Phillips, New York Auction
XX.XXX
Francesca Woodman - New Hampshire 321
New Hampshire 321
Oct 2022
Phillips, New York Auction

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