Christies: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 2,421,188.00 |
| Auction Date | October 05, 2016 - October 05, 2016 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,764,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #12204 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,620,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 156 | ||
| Sold Lots | 97 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,629,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 62.18% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,912,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 59 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 61.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Flag, 1987 |
1987 | USD 400,000.00 - 600,000.00 | USD 487,500.00 |
| 117 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Self Portrait with Whip, 1978 |
1978, printed 1979 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 106,250.00 |
| 102 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Ken Moody and Robert Sherman, 1984 |
1984 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 100,000.00 |
| 105 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Calla Lily, 1988 |
1988 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 104 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Calla Lily, 1984 |
1984 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 205 | Nobuyoshi Araki (B. 1940) | Yakusa, 1994 |
1994 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 56,250.00 |
| 217 | Irving Penn (1917–2009) | Cocoa Dress (Balenciaga), Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn, 1950 |
1950, printed 1979 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 56,250.00 |
| 257 | W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978) | The Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 |
1946, printed c. 1960 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 148 | Ansel Adams (1902–1984) | Frozen Lake and Cliffs, Kaweah Gap, Sierra Nevada, California, 1932 |
1932, printed 1934 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 101 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter, 1979 |
1979 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 149 | Ansel Adams (1902–1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, 1941 |
1941, printed 1978 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 152 | Ansel Adams (1902–1984) | Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1944 |
1944, printed 1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 123 | Diane Arbus (1923–1971) | Beauty contest at a nudist camp, PA., 1965 |
1965 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 155 | Paul Strand (1890–1976) | Ghost Town, Red River, New Mexico, 1930 |
1930, printed late 1950s– early 1960s | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 190 | Lewis Wickes Hine (1874–1940) | Girl working in a Carolina cotton mill, 1908 |
1908, printed c. 1930 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 242 | Abelardo Morell (B. 1948) | Detail of Book Damaged by Water, 2001 |
2001 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 100 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Untitled assemblage, 1972 |
1972 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 103 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Lily, 1977 |
1977 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 107 | Robert Mapplethorpe (1946–1989) | Breasts, 1987 |
1987 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 150 | Ansel Adams (1902–1984) | Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, 1960 |
1960, printed late 1960s–early 1970s | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 187 | Dorothea Lange (1895–1965) | Migrant Worker on California Highway, 1935 |
1935, printed 1960s | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 196 | Andy Warhol (1928–1987) | Self-Portrait with Fright Wig, 1986 |
1986 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 209 | Helmut Newton (1920–2004) | Roselyne at Arcangues, 1975 |
1975 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 140 | Henri Cartier–Bresson (1908–2004) | Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris, 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 142 | Eugène Atget (1857–1927) | Cabaret de l'Homme Armé, rue des Blancs Manteaux, 1900 |
1900 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
