Irving Penn
Woman In Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, 1951
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs, Lot 123
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2013
Photographs, Lot 123
5. Apr - 5. Apr 2013
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
IRVING PENN (1917-2009)
Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, 1951
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1983
signed, titled, dated, numbered '3035', inscribed in pencil, Penn copyright credit stamp and stamped 'in addition to 40 numbered prints of this image in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed silver prints not exceeding a total of 40 may exist' (on the reverse of the flush-mount)
image: 19 5/8 x 19 5/8in. (50.3 x 50.3cm.)
flush-mount: 24 7/8 x 22in. (63.6 x 56.3cm.)
Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, 1951
platinum-palladium print, flush-mounted on aluminum, printed 1983
signed, titled, dated, numbered '3035', inscribed in pencil, Penn copyright credit stamp and stamped 'in addition to 40 numbered prints of this image in platinum metals, unnumbered, but signed silver prints not exceeding a total of 40 may exist' (on the reverse of the flush-mount)
image: 19 5/8 x 19 5/8in. (50.3 x 50.3cm.)
flush-mount: 24 7/8 x 22in. (63.6 x 56.3cm.)
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Woman In Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, 1951 by Irving Penn was sold in the Photographs auction at Christies in New York in April 2013. It changed hands for a price of USD 459,750.00 (€ 349,141.86) achieving a result in the upper range of the estimate price range of USD 300,000.00 – 500,000.00. Other works by Irving Penn have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in November 2011 the work Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951 was auctioned for EUR 361,000.00.
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Woman In Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), Marrakech, 1951 von Irving Penn wurde im April 2013 in der Auktion Photographs bei Christies in New York versteigert. Dabei wechselte sie für einen Preis von USD 459.750,00 (€ 349.141,86) den Besitzer und erzielte damit ein Ergebnis im oberen Bereich der Schätzpreisspanne von USD 300.000,00 – 500.000,00. Andere Arbeiten von Irving Penn konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im November 2011 die Arbeit Woman in Moroccan Palace (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1951 für EUR 361.000,00 versteigert.
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