Roy Decarava
Dancers
Found at
Sothebys,
New York
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 13
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs, Lot 13
21. Apr - 21. Apr 2021
Estimate: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Price realised: 40.320 USD
Price realised: 40.320 USD
Description
Roy DeCarava
1919 - 2009
Dancers
gelatin silver print, signed and annotated '©1981' in pencil in the margin, framed, 1956, printed later
image: 13 ⅛ by 8 ⅞ in. (33.3 by 22.5 cm.)
frame: 22 ¾ by 18 ¼ in. (57.8 by 46.4 cm.)
Private Collection, acquired from the photographer | Christie’s New York, 3 October 2013, Sale 2732, Lot 198
1919 - 2009
Dancers
gelatin silver print, signed and annotated '©1981' in pencil in the margin, framed, 1956, printed later
image: 13 ⅛ by 8 ⅞ in. (33.3 by 22.5 cm.)
frame: 22 ¾ by 18 ¼ in. (57.8 by 46.4 cm.)
Private Collection, acquired from the photographer | Christie’s New York, 3 October 2013, Sale 2732, Lot 198
Upper estimate price exceeded by 34 %.
The work Dancers by Roy DeCarava was sold in the 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs auction at Sothebys in New York in April 2021. It achieved a price of USD 40,320.00 (€ 33,516.21), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 34%. Other works by Roy DeCarava have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 72,500.00 (€ 64,993.28) in October 2019 for the work Hallway, New York.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 34 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Dancers von Roy DeCarava wurde im April 2021 in der Auktion 50 Masterworks to Celebrate 50 Years of Sotheby’s Photographs bei Sothebys in New York versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 40.320,00 (€ 33.516,21) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 34%. Andere Arbeiten von Roy DeCarava haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 72.500,00 (€ 64.993,28) im Oktober 2019 für die Arbeit Hallway, New York beobachtet.
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