Sothebys: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 2,805,125.00 |
| Auction Date | October 07, 2016 - October 07, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,140,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #n09558 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,331,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 175 | ||
| Sold Lots | 115 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,313,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 5,132,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 54.66% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Alfred Stieglitz | GEORGIA O'KEEFFE |
1918 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 250,000.00 |
| 10 | Ansel Adams | 'MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO' |
1941, printed circa 1969 | USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 | USD 200,000.00 |
| 35 | Alfred Stieglitz, Editor | 'CAMERA WORK: A PHOTOGRAPHIC QUARTERLY' |
1903-17 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 187,500.00 |
| 161 | Andy Warhol | UNTITLED (WHITE BRICK WALL) |
1976-86 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 17 | Ansel Adams | 'PORTFOLIO THREE: YOSEMITE VALLEY' |
1960 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 |
| 18 | Ansel Adams | 'PORTFOLIO FOUR: WHAT MAJESTIC WORD, IN MEMORY OF RUSSELL VARIAN' |
1963 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 91 | Hans Bellmer | 'LES JEUX DE LA POUPÉE' |
1949 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 112 | YVES KLEIN (1928-1962) / HARRY SHUNK (1924-2006) & J??NOS KENDER (1937-2009) | LEAP INTO THE VOID (5, RUE GENTIL-BERNARD, FONTENAY-AUX-ROSES, OCTOBER 1960) (ARTISTIC ACTION BY YVES KLEIN - COLLABORATION HARRY SHUNK AND J??NOS KENDER) |
USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 | |
| 149 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | CONCEPTUAL FORMS 0033 |
2004 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 140 | Thomas Struth | CROSBY STREET |
1978 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 61,250.00 |
| 5 | Ansel Adams | 'TETON RANGE, SNAKE RIVER' |
1942, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 53 | Alfred Stieglitz | 'THE CITY OF AMBITIONS' |
1910 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 61 | Edward Steichen | 'GRETA GARBO' |
1928 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 151 | Robert Mapplethorpe | 'CALLA LILY' |
1986 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 16 | Edward Weston | 'ABANDONED CAR, CRESCENT BEACH' |
1938 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 32 | Ansel Adams | 'WINTER STORM, YOSEMITE VALLEY' |
1944, probably printed between 1963 and 1970 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 124 | Harry Callahan | SELECTED IMAGES OF TELEPHONE WIRES |
1960s | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 43,750.00 |
| 1 | Ansel Adams | 'OAK TREE, SNOWSTORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA' |
1948, printed in 1980 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 4 | Ansel Adams | 'MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEW MEXICO' |
1941, printed in 1980 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 13 | Ansel Adams | 'WINTER SUNRISE - THE SIERRA NEVADA FROM LONE PINE, CALIFORNIA' |
1944, probably printed between 1973 and 1977 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 139 | Lewis Baltz | 'LAGUNA BEACH' |
1969 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 146 | Francesca Woodman | UNTITLED, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (SELF PORTRAIT, NUDE WITH GLASS) |
1976 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 32,500.00 |
| 111 | Yousuf Karsh | 'FIFTEEN PORTRAITS' |
1983 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 31,250.00 |
| 109 | Irving Penn | 'MARCEL DUCHAMP' |
1960, printed in 1969 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 143 | Francesca Woodman | UNTITLED PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (SELF-PORTRAIT, NUDE SEATED ON SIDEWALK) |
1976-7 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
