Lillian Bassman
Across the Restaurant, Dress by Jacques Fath, Barbara Mullen, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, 1949
Found at
Christies,
New York
Photographs, Lot 207
20. Feb - 20. Feb 2008
Photographs, Lot 207
20. Feb - 20. Feb 2008
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
LILLIAN BASSMAN (b. 1917)
Across the Restaurant, Dress by Jacques Fath, Barbara Mullen, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, 1949
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed in ink (on the verso)
9¾ x 8½in. (24.7 x 21.5cm.)
Across the Restaurant, Dress by Jacques Fath, Barbara Mullen, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, 1949
gelatin silver print, printed later
signed in ink (on the verso)
9¾ x 8½in. (24.7 x 21.5cm.)
Upper estimate price exceeded by 77 %.
This artwork by Lillian Bassman achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in New York in February 2008. In the Photographs auction, the work Across the Restaurant, Dress by Jacques Fath, Barbara Mullen, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, 1949 sold for USD 10,625.00 (€ 6,996.12) - well above the upper estimate of USD 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Lillian Bassman have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Vefour, Paris in April 2016 with an auction result of USD 50,000.00 (€ 43,702.47).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 77 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Lillian Bassman erzielte im Februar 2008 bei Christies in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Photographs wurde die Arbeit Across the Restaurant, Dress by Jacques Fath, Barbara Mullen, Le Grand Véfour, Paris, 1949 für USD 10.625,00 (€ 6.996,12) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 6.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Lillian Bassman auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Across the Restaurant, Barbara Mullen, dress by Jacques Fath, Le Grand Vefour, Paris im April 2016 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 43.702,47).
Lillian Bassman - Auction history
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