Robert Mapplethorpe
Skull Walking Cane
Found at
Bonhams,
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts (Online Auction)
Dance of Death, Lot 2
23. Oct - 1. Nov 2023
Dance of Death, Lot 2
23. Oct - 1. Nov 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Property from the Collection of Richard Harris
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)
Skull Walking Cane, 1988
Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted, the photographer's estate stamp, signed and dated in ink by Michael Ward Stout, executor, and with title, date, and edition '10/10' in ink on the reverse, framed.
23 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (58.8 x 49.5 cm.)
sheet 23 3/4 x 20 in. (60.3 x 50.8 cm.)
Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, 2003
Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989)
Skull Walking Cane, 1988
Gelatin silver print; flush-mounted, the photographer's estate stamp, signed and dated in ink by Michael Ward Stout, executor, and with title, date, and edition '10/10' in ink on the reverse, framed.
23 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (58.8 x 49.5 cm.)
sheet 23 3/4 x 20 in. (60.3 x 50.8 cm.)
Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, 2003
Auction result misses estimated price range
When the work Skull Walking Cane by Robert Mapplethorpe was auctioned at Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts in November this year, the result was somewhat disappointing. The auction house had previously given the estimated price as a range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, of which not even the lower limit was reached - in fact, the artwork changed hands for USD 8,960.00 (€ 8,214.15). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Mapplethorpe achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Self-Portrait in October 2017 with an auction result of GBP 548,750.00 (€ 625,682.41).
Auktionsergebnis verfehlt die Schätzpreisspanne
Als die Arbeit Skull Walking Cane von Robert Mapplethorpe im November diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts versteigert wurde, fiel das Ergebnis ein wenig enttäuschend aus. Das Auktionshaus hatte den Schätzpreis zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, von der nicht einmal die Untergrenze erreicht wurde - tatsächlich wechselte das Kunstwerk für USD 8.960,00 (€ 8.214,15) den Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Mapplethorpe erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Self-Portrait im Oktober 2017 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 548.750,00 (€ 625.682,41).
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