Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely. To get $1.6M today, invested at 6% and without those pesky income and death taxes, he would have had to have sold a print in 1930 for about $18,000, a fortune then. Where is the time machine when you need it? Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug- > bounces+kcarney1=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Ted Grant > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:58 AM > To: 'Leica Users Group' > Subject: RE: [Leica] $1,609,000 for a Edward Weston Print > > Duane Birkey offered: > Subject: $1,609,000 for a Edward Weston Print > > >>An Edward Weston print just sold for $1,609,000 at an auction at > Sothebys.... > > >>A Paul Strand print went for 645,800 > > >>A Steiglitz "Steerage" print went for only 32,200 > > Wow...... > > Duane ( I'm speechless) Birkey > > >>Note: There are alot of fine photos up for auction in the next couple > of > days at Sothebys.... Not that I'm buying.... ( I've got to get a M8 > first....) but it is fun to see some masterwork images and watch the > auction > results... I'd rather see the prints in person though<<<< > > Hi Duane, > > I think what would really be fantastic is.. That these photographers, if > alive could share in the income derived from their talent! > > Rather than someone who probably got the original print for a handful of > peanuts or nothing. > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information