William Wegman

Lolita, 1990

Found at Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Photographs, Lot 83
31. Mar - 13. Apr 2023
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Price realised: 35.280 USD
WILLIAM WEGMAN (B. 1942) Lolita, 1990 unique Polaroid print, mounted on board signed, titled and dated in ink (margin) image: 26 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (67.3 x 54.6 cm.) sheet: 29 1/4 x 22 in. (74.2 x 55.8 cm.)

Artwork auctioned at five times the upper estimate price

When the work Lolita, 1990 by William Wegman was auctioned at Christies in New York in April this year, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - USD 6,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than five times as high at USD 35,280.00 (€ 31,956.52). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by William Wegman; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot On and On, 2015 sold at auction in October 2019 with the realized price of USD 50,000.00 (€ 44,822.95).

Kunstwerk zum Fünffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert

Als die Arbeit Lolita, 1990 von William Wegman im April diesen Jahres bei Christies in New York versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – USD 6.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit USD 35.280,00 (€ 31.956,52) mehr als fünfmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von William Wegman; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit On and On, 2015 im Oktober 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 50.000,00 (€ 44.822,95).

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