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Michael Kenna
Selected Images
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 122
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Photographs from the Ginny Williams Collection, Lot 122
4. Dec - 4. Dec 2020
Estimate: 5.000 - 7.000 USD
Price realised: 3.276 USD
Price realised: 3.276 USD
Description
Michael Kenna
B. 1953
Selected Images
a group of 4 gelatin silver prints, comprising Bill Brandt's Snicket, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; Draped Boats, Whitby, Yorkshire, England; Locomotive, Elkhorn Slough, California; and Smokestack, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, each mounted, signed, dated, and editioned in pencil on the mount, the photographer's credit/copyright/edition stamp, signed, titled, dated, and editioned in pencil, on the reverse, 1984-89, each one from an edition of 45 plus 4
images: various sizes to 8 3/4 by 6 3/8 in. (22.2 by 16.2 cm.)
B. 1953
Selected Images
a group of 4 gelatin silver prints, comprising Bill Brandt's Snicket, Halifax, Yorkshire, England; Draped Boats, Whitby, Yorkshire, England; Locomotive, Elkhorn Slough, California; and Smokestack, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire, each mounted, signed, dated, and editioned in pencil on the mount, the photographer's credit/copyright/edition stamp, signed, titled, dated, and editioned in pencil, on the reverse, 1984-89, each one from an edition of 45 plus 4
images: various sizes to 8 3/4 by 6 3/8 in. (22.2 by 16.2 cm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Selected Images by Michael Kenna was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in December 2020, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 5,000.00 – 7,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 3,276.00 (€ 2,678.66). Admittedly, works by Michael Kenna have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain in December 2020 with an auction result of USD 13,750.00 (€ 11,242.85).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Selected Images von Michael Kenna im Dezember 2020 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 5.000,00 – 7.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 3.276,00 (€ 2.678,66) den Besitzer. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Michael Kenna auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Six works: Kussharo Lake Tree; Incense Holders; Dusk Island Shrine; Island Shrine; Hashikui Rocks; Tree and Mountain im Dezember 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 13.750,00 (€ 11.242,85).