Weegee
Transvestite/The Gay Deceiver, Circa 1939
Found at
Christies,
Melbourne
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 294
22. NOV - 22. NOV 2005
AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, Lot 294
22. NOV - 22. NOV 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
WEEGEE (ARTHUR Fwellig, AMERICAN, 1899-1968)
Transvestite/The Gay Deceiver, circa 1939
silver gelatin print, printed circa 1958, PHOTO REPRESENTATIVES, WEEGEE, 451 WEST, 47TH STREET credit stamps (on the reverse)
I: 34.5 x 26.7 cm
Transvestite/The Gay Deceiver, circa 1939
silver gelatin print, printed circa 1958, PHOTO REPRESENTATIVES, WEEGEE, 451 WEST, 47TH STREET credit stamps (on the reverse)
I: 34.5 x 26.7 cm
Auction result well in line with expectations
In November 2005 Christies in Melbourne held the auction AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS, which included the work Transvestite/The Gay Deceiver, Circa 1939 by Weegee. The price achieved of AUD 3,107.00 (€ 1,948.53) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as AUD 2,500.00 – 4,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Weegee achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Weegee Portfolio in October 2019 with an auction result of USD 62,500.00 (€ 56,028.69).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im November 2005 führte Christies in Melbourne die Auktion AUSTRALIAN, INTERNATIONAL & CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS durch, in der auch die Arbeit Transvestite/The Gay Deceiver, Circa 1939 von Weegee zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von AUD 3.107,00 (€ 1.948,53) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit AUD 2.500,00 – 4.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Weegee erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Weegee Portfolio im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 62.500,00 (€ 56.028,69).
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