zaterdag, oktober 16, 2004
Foto's Elton John brengen 900.000 dollar op
A selection of prints from Elton John's extensive photography collection, including works by Ansel Adams and Robert Mapplethorpe, has sold for more than 900,000 dollars in New York.
The 73 photographs auctioned by Christie's on Thursday night were chosen form the pop superstar's stash of 4,000 fine art photographs -- considered one of the world's leading private collections. Among the highlights was one of Mapplethorpe's trademark floral works, "Vase with White Tulips," which was picked up by an anonymous buyer for 83,650 dollars, significantly more than its 50,000-dollar high estimate.
An Adams' landscape, "Tetons and Snake River," went for a little over 43,000 dollars, while an Irving Penn portrait of Woody Allen dressed like Charlie Chaplin was bought for 20,315 dollars. The total amount realized by the sale was 900,791 dollars.
"This was the first time that Sir Elton John has performed such an exercise, and Christie's is equally delighted with the sale result," said Josh Holdeman, head of the auction house's photography department.
Bron: AFP.
The 73 photographs auctioned by Christie's on Thursday night were chosen form the pop superstar's stash of 4,000 fine art photographs -- considered one of the world's leading private collections. Among the highlights was one of Mapplethorpe's trademark floral works, "Vase with White Tulips," which was picked up by an anonymous buyer for 83,650 dollars, significantly more than its 50,000-dollar high estimate.
An Adams' landscape, "Tetons and Snake River," went for a little over 43,000 dollars, while an Irving Penn portrait of Woody Allen dressed like Charlie Chaplin was bought for 20,315 dollars. The total amount realized by the sale was 900,791 dollars.
"This was the first time that Sir Elton John has performed such an exercise, and Christie's is equally delighted with the sale result," said Josh Holdeman, head of the auction house's photography department.
Bron: AFP.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 13:08
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