Irving Penn
12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986
Found at
Christies,
New York
Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II, Lot 164
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2022
Visionary: The Paul G. Allen Collection Part II, Lot 164
10. Nov - 10. Nov 2022
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986
selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1998
signed 'Irving Penn' and annotated 'PRINT MADE NOV. 4, 1998' in pencil (upper right on the reverse); dated 'July 18, 1986' and titled '12 HANDS OF MILES DAVIS AND HIS TRUMPET / (NEW YORK, JULY 1, 1986)' in pencil (upper center on the reverse); numbered '18383' in pencil (upper left on the reverse); credited, titled and dated on affixed label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (59.6 x 46.3 cm.)
This work is from an edition of seventeen.
12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986
selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 1998
signed 'Irving Penn' and annotated 'PRINT MADE NOV. 4, 1998' in pencil (upper right on the reverse); dated 'July 18, 1986' and titled '12 HANDS OF MILES DAVIS AND HIS TRUMPET / (NEW YORK, JULY 1, 1986)' in pencil (upper center on the reverse); numbered '18383' in pencil (upper left on the reverse); credited, titled and dated on affixed label (frame backing board)
image/sheet: 23 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. (59.6 x 46.3 cm.)
This work is from an edition of seventeen.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work 12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986 by Irving Penn was auctioned at Christies in New York in November last year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 50,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 195,300.00 (€ 189,189.19). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Irving Penn; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951 sold at auction in November 2011 with the realized price of EUR 361,000.00.
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit 12 Hands of Miles Davis and His Trumpet, New York, July 1, 1986 von Irving Penn im November letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 50.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 195.300,00 (€ 189.189,19) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Irving Penn; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951 im November 2011 mit dem Hammerpreis von EUR 361.000,00.
Irving Penn - Auction history
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