Gyorgy Kepes
Kepes 122
Found at
Bonhams
Masters of PhotographyFrom Edward S. Curtis to Berenice Abbott, Lot 96
30. Jan - 8. Feb 2023
Masters of PhotographyFrom Edward S. Curtis to Berenice Abbott, Lot 96
30. Jan - 8. Feb 2023
Estimate: 1.500 - 2.500 USD
Price realised: 7.013 USD
Price realised: 7.013 USD
Description
Gyorgy Kepes (1906-2001)
Kepes 122, 1938
Gelatin silver print; signed and dated in pencil on the verso.
sheet 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Brent Sikkema Fine Art, New York, 1990 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Kepes 122, 1938
Gelatin silver print; signed and dated in pencil on the verso.
sheet 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Brent Sikkema Fine Art, New York, 1990 | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by György Kepes achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in February this year. In the Masters of PhotographyFrom Edward S. Curtis to Berenice Abbott auction, the work Kepes 122 sold for USD 7,012.50 (€ 6,614.32) - well above the upper estimate of USD 2,500.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by György Kepes - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work without title, which sold at auction in May 2020 for USD 23,825.00 (€ 21,467.83).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von György Kepes erzielte im Februar diesen Jahres bei Bonhams einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Masters of PhotographyFrom Edward S. Curtis to Berenice Abbott wurde die Arbeit Kepes 122 für USD 7.012,50 (€ 6.614,32) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 2.500,00. Für andere Arbeiten von György Kepes mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit ohne Titel beobachtet, die im Mai 2020 für USD 23.825,00 (€ 21.467,83) versteigert wurde.
György Kepes - Auction history
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