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Ralston Crawford
Grey Street
Found at
Christies,
New York
Prints and Multiples, Lot 7
8. Feb - 9. Feb 2007
Prints and Multiples, Lot 7
8. Feb - 9. Feb 2007
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
RALSTON CRAWFORD (1906-1978)
Grey Street
screenprint in colors, 1940, on wove paper, signed and titled in pencil, with margins, two 1-in. creases at center with associated ink loss, a 3-mm. split at lower left, occasional rubbing, mat and time staining, otherwise in good condition, laid down to board, framed
Scr. 12 x 15 in. (305 x 380 mm.)
S. 13 1/16 x 16 in. (331 x 406 mm.)
Grey Street
screenprint in colors, 1940, on wove paper, signed and titled in pencil, with margins, two 1-in. creases at center with associated ink loss, a 3-mm. split at lower left, occasional rubbing, mat and time staining, otherwise in good condition, laid down to board, framed
Scr. 12 x 15 in. (305 x 380 mm.)
S. 13 1/16 x 16 in. (331 x 406 mm.)
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Grey Street by Ralston Crawford was auctioned at Christies in New York in February 2007, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 3,000.00 – 5,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 2,880.00 (€ 2,176.87). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Ralston Crawford achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Flour Mill #2 in December 2005 with an auction result of USD 654,400.00 (€ 552,609.36).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Grey Street von Ralston Crawford im Februar 2007 bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 3.000,00 – 5.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 2.880,00 (€ 2.176,87) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Ralston Crawford erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Flour Mill #2 im Dezember 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 654.400,00 (€ 552.609,36).