William Eggleston
Untitled (Cocktail On A Plane)
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 USD
Price realised: 34.600 USD
Price realised: 34.600 USD
Description
William Egglestonb. 1939
B. 1939
UNTITLED (COCKTAIL ON A PLANE)
chromogenic print, signed by the photographer in ink on the reverse, matted, 1978; accompanied by the printed invitation to the opening of 'William Eggleston: Color Photographs 1966-1977' at Castelli Graphics/Leo Castelli, inscribed 'To Ruth with love, Bill Eggleston, Aug. 1978' by the photographer in red ink (Fondation Cartier, pl. 90)
15 by 10 in. (38.1 by 25.4 cm.)
This photograph was given by the photographer to fellow Southerner, Ruth Ford, an actress and the sister of the photographer and poet Charles Henri Ford.
B. 1939
UNTITLED (COCKTAIL ON A PLANE)
chromogenic print, signed by the photographer in ink on the reverse, matted, 1978; accompanied by the printed invitation to the opening of 'William Eggleston: Color Photographs 1966-1977' at Castelli Graphics/Leo Castelli, inscribed 'To Ruth with love, Bill Eggleston, Aug. 1978' by the photographer in red ink (Fondation Cartier, pl. 90)
15 by 10 in. (38.1 by 25.4 cm.)
This photograph was given by the photographer to fellow Southerner, Ruth Ford, an actress and the sister of the photographer and poet Charles Henri Ford.
Artwork auctioned at three times the upper estimate price
When the work Untitled (Cocktail On A Plane) by William Eggleston was auctioned at Sothebys in New York in October 2007, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 9,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than three times as high at USD 34,600.00 (€ 23,914.85). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Eggleston achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Untitled, 1970 in May this year with an auction result of USD 1,008,000.00 (€ 946,123.52).
Kunstwerk zum Dreifachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Untitled (Cocktail On A Plane) von William Eggleston im Oktober 2007 bei Sothebys in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 9.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 34.600,00 (€ 23.914,85) mehr als dreimal so hoch. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Eggleston erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Untitled, 1970 im Mai diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.008.000,00 (€ 946.123,52).
William Eggleston - Auction history
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