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- Untitled (Smoke on Cellophane #3), 1961
Frederick Sommer
Untitled (Smoke on Cellophane #3), 1961
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 USD
Price realised: 12.500 USD
Price realised: 12.500 USD
Description
gelatin silver print, mounted on board
signed and dated in pencil (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico label (frame backing)
image/sheet: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.5 x 34.1 cm.)
mount: 16 x 19 3/4 in. (40.5 x 50 cm.)
signed and dated in pencil (mount, verso); credited, titled and dated on affixed Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico label (frame backing)
image/sheet: 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (26.5 x 34.1 cm.)
mount: 16 x 19 3/4 in. (40.5 x 50 cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Untitled (Smoke on Cellophane #3), 1961 by Frederick Sommer was auctioned at Christies in New York in October 2019. The price achieved of USD 12,500.00 (€ 11,205.74) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Frederick Sommer have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work 'Livia' in October 2020 with an auction result of USD 69,300.00 (€ 59,500.30).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Untitled (Smoke on Cellophane #3), 1961 von Frederick Sommer kam im Oktober 2019 bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 12.500,00 (€ 11.205,74) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Frederick Sommer auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit 'Livia' im Oktober 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 69.300,00 (€ 59.500,30).