Sothebys: Important European Collection of Photographs
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Important European Collection of Photographs | Total Sales (EUR) | 1,313,000.00 |
Auction Date | November 10, 2017 - November 10, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 809,000.00 |
Sale Number | #pf1745 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 1,148,000.00 |
Total Lots | 97 | ||
Sold Lots | 65 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,060,000.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 67.01% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,517,000.00 |
Unsold Lots | 32 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.55% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | Irving Penn | STILL LIFE WITH WATERMELON, NEW YORK, 1947 |
1947, printed 1985 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 150,000.00 |
37 | Irving Penn | PICASSO (B), CANNES, 1957 |
1957, printed 1985 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 118,750.00 |
50 | Irving Penn | FROZEN FOODS, NEW YORK, 1977 |
1977, printed 1984 | EUR 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | EUR 87,500.00 |
34 | Irving Penn | TWO GUEDRAS, 1971 |
1971, printed 1977- 1978 | EUR 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | EUR 85,000.00 |
6 | Robert Mapplethorpe | ROSES, 1988 |
1988, printed 1989 | EUR 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | EUR 75,000.00 |
29 | Robert Mapplethorpe | CALLA LILY, 1988 |
1988 | EUR 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | EUR 65,000.00 |
73 | Ansel Adams | THUNDERCLOUD, LAKE TAHOE, 1938 |
1938 | EUR 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | EUR 47,500.00 |
1 | Irving Penn | SINGLE ORIENTAL POPPY, NEW YORK, 1968 |
1968, printed 1987 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
49 | Irving Penn | POTATOES AND BALTIC HERRING, SWEDEN, 1964 |
1964, printed 1986 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
53 | Thomas Struth | 58TH STREET / 5TH AVE. (GRAND ARMY PLAZA), NEW YORK, 1978 |
1978 | EUR 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 37,500.00 |
16 | Lee Friedlander | MADONNA, 1979-1980 |
1979-1980, printed circa 1985 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 33,750.00 |
86 | William Eggleston | UNTITLED (YELLOW CAR), CIRCA 1976 |
CIRCA 1976, printed 1999 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 32,500.00 |
5 | Irving Penn | NUDE 55, 1949-1950 |
1949-1950 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 31,250.00 |
70 | Ansel Adams | OAK TREE, SNOW STORM, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, (FROM PORTFOLIO I SAN FRANCISCO), 1948 |
1948 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 30,000.00 |
48 | Horst P. Horst | STILL LIFE WITH PEARS, 1940S |
1940S, printed circa 1980 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 25,000.00 |
80 | William Eggleston | ELVIS'S PIANO, 1983 |
1983, printed in 1984 | EUR 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 22,500.00 |
41 | Robert Mapplethorpe | TUBEROSE, 1977 |
1977 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,000.00 |
19 | Helmut Newton | BIG NUDE, YUKO, NICE, 1993 |
1993 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 18,750.00 |
42 | Robert Mapplethorpe | ANTHURIUM, 1988 |
1988 | EUR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | EUR 18,750.00 |
12 | Helmut Newton | LAUREN HUTTON WRESTLING ALLIGATOR, MIAMI, 1989 |
1989 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,000.00 |
9 | Helmut Newton | PISCINE DELIGNY, PARIS, 1976 |
1976 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 13,750.00 |
35 | Helmut Newton | NASTASSIA KINSKI WITH MARLÈNE DIETRICH PUPPET (PLAYBOY), 1983 |
1983 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 13,750.00 |
26 | Robert Mapplethorpe | BANANA, 1974 |
1974 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
39 | Robert Mapplethorpe | TULIP IN VASE, 1982 |
1982 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
60 | Robert Frank | 4TH JULY, 1958 |
1958, printed 1978 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |