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Sothebys: Photography
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photography | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,376,750.00 |
| Auction Date | November 10, 2017 - November 10, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 772,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #pf1720 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,152,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 106 | ||
| Sold Lots | 52 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,721,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 49.06% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 2,546,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 54 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 54.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Robert Mapplethorpe | CALLA LILY, 1986 |
1986 | EUR 70,000.00 - 100,000.00 | EUR 137,500.00 |
| 164 | Bernd & Hilla Becher | WATER TOWER TYPOLOGY, 1977-1990 |
1977-1990 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 125,000.00 |
| 114 | Etienne Carjat | CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, LE DERNIER PORTRAIT, PARIS, 1865 |
1865 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 112,500.00 |
| 101 | Gustave Le Gray | BRICK AU CLAIRE DE LUNE, 1856 |
1856 | EUR 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | EUR 100,000.00 |
| 103 | Gustave Le Gray | PLACE DE LA CONCORDE, PARIS, 1859 |
1859 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 68,750.00 |
| 154 | Josef Koudelka | GYPSY, KLADNO, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1966 |
1966 | EUR 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | EUR 68,750.00 |
| 193 | Richard Avedon | PATRICIA WILDE, HOUSEKEEPER, KALISPELL, MONTANA 6/12/81 |
6/12/1981, printed 1985 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 62,500.00 |
| 191 | Désirée Dolron | XTERIORS VI, 2003 |
2003 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 60,000.00 |
| 167 | Bernd & Hilla Becher | GASBEHÄLTER, 1965-1976 |
1965-1976 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 50,000.00 |
| 166 | Bernd & Hilla Becher | WATER TOWER TYPOLOGY, 1972-1982 |
1972-1982 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 47,500.00 |
| 205 | Shirin Neshat | RAPTURE (WOMEN), 1999 |
1999 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 42,500.00 |
| 102 | Gustave Le Gray | MER MÉDITERRANÉE - CETTE (SÈTE), 1857 |
1857 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 40,000.00 |
| 165 | Bernd & Hilla Becher | COOLING TOWERS TYPOLOGY, 1963-1970 |
1963-1970 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
| 175 | William Klein | ATOM BOMB SKY, NEW YORK 1955 |
1955, printed 2011 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 35,000.00 |
| 184 | Irving Penn | CIGARETTE NO 86, 1972 |
1972, printed June 1975 | EUR 18,000.00 - 23,000.00 | EUR 32,500.00 |
| 141 | Henri Cartier-Bresson | RUE MOUFFETARD, 1954 |
1954, probably printed in the 1980s | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 26,875.00 |
| 130 | Robert Frank | PARIS, 1951 |
1951, printed 1970s. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,000.00 |
| 181 | Irving Penn | APHRODISIACS, NEW YORK 1997 |
1997, printed 1998. | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,000.00 |
| 112 | Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot | POST MORTEM PORTRAIT, CIRCA 1855 |
ca. 1855 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 127 | Otto Steinert | LUMINOGRAMM II, 1952 PUNKTE UND LINIEN, 1953 LOTHRINGISCHE INDUSTRIELANDSCHAFT, 1956 |
1952, 1953, 1956 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 15,000.00 |
| 171 | Hiroshi Sugimoto | CHIESA ROSSA, 1998 |
1998 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 15,000.00 |
| 182 | Irving Penn | SEVEN SHELLS, NEW YORK 2002 |
2002 | EUR 11,000.00 - 14,000.00 | EUR 13,750.00 |
| 176 | Thomas Ruff | NACHT, 1993 |
1993 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
| 199 | Shirin Neshat | ON GUARD, 1997 |
1997 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
| 200 | Shirin Neshat | MYSTIFIED, 1997 |
1997 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
