Henri Cartier-Bresson - Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Transit Camp, Dessau, Germany

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Transit Camp, Dessau, Germany

Found at Phillips, New York Auction
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century, Lot 65
12. Dec - 12. Dec 2017
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
1945
Gelatin silver print, printed later.
11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (29.8 x 44.8 cm)
Signed in ink and copyright credit blindstamp in the margin.
Acquired directly from the artist

Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.

This artwork by Henri Cartier-Bresson achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2017. In the Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century auction, the work Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Transit Camp, Dessau, Germany sold for USD 23,750.00 (€ 19,755.45) - well above the upper estimate of USD 12,000.00. Admittedly, works by Henri Cartier-Bresson have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work On the Banks of the Marne, France in April 2017 with an auction result of USD 212,500.00 (€ 195,043.60).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen

Dieses Kunstwerk von Henri Cartier-Bresson erzielte im Dezember 2017 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Eye of the Century wurde die Arbeit Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Transit Camp, Dessau, Germany für USD 23.750,00 (€ 19.755,45) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 12.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Henri Cartier-Bresson auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit On the Banks of the Marne, France im April 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 212.500,00 (€ 195.043,60).

Henri Cartier-Bresson - Auction history